title: Penetrating injury of the transverse sinus by a nail-gun--case report.
abstract: A 46-year-old male presented with a penetrating injury of the transverse sinus caused by a nail-gun. Open craniotomy reflected a doughnut-shaped bone flap and the 45 mm long nail, which was fortunately only touching the edge of the sinus, successfully removed. A wide surgical exposure and careful manipulation of the embedded nail are important to avoid inadvertent injury to the venous sinus and the surrounding brain tissues during the surgical procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Kanazawa University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Futami
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mukai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yamashita
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D014680:Veins / Q000293:injuries; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery*