title: [Cranial wounds of the skull caused by a fencing-foil].
abstract: Penetrating stab cranial wounds of the skull by fencing-foil are rare in western countries.
  
  
  METHODS
  This 46-year-old man suffered a penetrating stab wound of the skull through the right orbital region. As a consequence he developed an intracranial hematoma requiring surgical evacuation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Damage of intracranial contents due to transorbital penetrating objects other than missiles is a rare event.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neurocirugía del Hospital Maciel. Ministerio de Salud Pública. Montevideo. Uruguay.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Calvo-Rubal
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tarigo
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003244:Consciousness Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D003399:Craniotomy; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000209:etiology; D020197:Head Injuries, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000209:etiology; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery