title: Penetrating injury of the vertebral artery caused by a nail gun: preoperative embolization.
abstract: We describe a penetrating injury of the vertebral artery caused by a nail gun. The artery was preoperatively embolized using mechanical detachable coils (MDC).
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaji
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Katayama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kusano
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujino
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishihara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Umezawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chigasaki
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D003252:Construction Materials; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*