Pen injury: a rare complication.
An 18-month-old male sustained an intra-oral injury after falling on a pen. The internal carotid artery was occluded without evident neurologic deficit. The pen tip was surgically removed from the cerebellum.
Loes
D J
DJ
Department of Radiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; Iowa City.
Smoker
W R
WR
Menezes
A H
AH
D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries; D002341:Carotid Artery Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000293:injuries*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013382:Subtraction Technique; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*