Stereotactic removal of intracranial foreign bodies: review and case report.
A 13-year-old boy presented himself with an airgun injury with a track from an entry wound in the left temporal region to the right thalamic pulvinar. The patient made a good recovery following stereotactic removal of the pellet. The literature is reviewed and the indications for stereotactic removal of intracranial foreign bodies discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D001921:Brain / Q000601:surgery; D001930:Brain Injuries; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications