title: Craniocerebral penetrating injury caused by a spear gun through the mouth: case report.
abstract: The authors report a case of a craniocerebral penetrating injury caused by the shaft of a spear gun. The entry point of the spear was located in the mouth without an obvious exit point. The authors first note the presentation of the patient, whose airway was obstructed by the shaft, and then discuss the surgical procedure, which was focused on removing the shaft in an anterograde direction because of an articulated wishbone located at the tip of the shaft.
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care and Anesthesia, Hôpital Nord, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, France. leangheng_ban@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Leang Heng
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Ban
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leone
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Visintini
authors.forename: Valery
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Blasco
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Antonini
authors.forename: Jean Marc
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Alliez
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Albanèse
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009055:Mouth; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*