[Diagnostic image (310). A man with a knife in his head].
A 30-year-old man presented with a knife in his head; it had perforated the left temporal area and its point was located in the mouth. After surgical removal of the knife, the patient left the hospital without functional deficits.
Beltman
J J
JJ
Thyolo District Hospital, P.O. Box 21, Thyolo, Malawi. jjbeltman-malawi@hotmail.com
Wilde
J
J
D000328:Adult; D020197:Head Injuries, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000601:surgery*