Maxillofacial-transclival juxtabasilar penetrating butcher's knife injury: a case report.
A 90-year-old woman presented with an accidental maxillofacial-clival penetrating injury with a butcher's knife, with its tip reaching the immediate proximity of the basilar artery. The knife was removed at surgery, with no untoward sequelae.
Ardebili
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Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia. ardebili98@hotmail.com
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Mehta
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*