Transoral penetration of a half-split chopstick between the basion and the dens.
A 6-year-old girl was admitted for transoral penetrating injury by a half-split chopstick. Subsequent CT imaging examinations showed that the chopstick had passed between the basion and the dens and reached the subarachnoid space just at the medulla oblongata. A sagittal reconstructed CT scan was useful for the evaluation of the injury. Imaging findings and their clinical relevance are discussed.
Taniura
Seijiro
S
Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, Japan.
Tatebayashi
Kyoko
K
Akatsuka
Keiichi
K
Takenobu
Atsumi
A
Kamitani
Hideki
H
Yokota
Masayuki
M
Watanabe
Takashi
T
D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*