title: [Penetrating brain injury due to a large asbestos fragment treated by decompressive craniectomy: case report].
abstract: We report the case of a 22-year-old man victim of penetrating brain injury due to a 15 x 12 asbestos fragment and a successfully treatment via decompressive craniectomy. Unlike gunshot wounds to the head, penetrating brain injury from low energy objects are unusual. Most cases reported involve cranio-orbitary injuries as well as self inflicted lesions in mentally ill patients. The reported case is noteworthy due to the large dimensions of the foreign body, the treatment via decompressive craniectomy and the good patient functional outcome.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Madre Teresa, BH, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. gca@zipmail.com
authors.forename: Gustavo Cardoso de
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.forename: Roberto Leal
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Silveira
authors.forename: Aluízio Augusto
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Arantes
authors.forename: Gilberto Almeida
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Fonseca Filho
authors.forename: Nilson
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pinheiro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003399:Craniotomy; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D020197:Head Injuries, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D011184:Postoperative Period; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed