Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Jan 26, 2020; 8(2): 471-478
Published online Jan 26, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i2.471
Transorbital nonmissile penetrating brain injury: Report of two cases
Hang Xue, Wei-Tao Zhang, Guang-Ming Wang, Lin Shi, Yi-Ming Zhang, Hong-Fa Yang
Hang Xue, Wei-Tao Zhang, Guang-Ming Wang, Hong-Fa Yang, Department of Neurotraumatic Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
Lin Shi, Department of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Changchun University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
Yi-Ming Zhang, Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji’nan 250002, Shandong Province, China
Author contributions: Yang HF contributed to case conceptualization; Xue H, Zhang WT, and Yang HF contributed to data curation; Yang HF contributed to funding acquisition; Zhang WT, Wang GM, and Zhang YM contributed to case investigation; Zhang WT, Shi L, and Yang HF contributed to resources; Wang GM contributed to software and visualization; Xue H contributed to manuscript drafting, review, and editing.
Informed consent statement: Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this report and any accompanying images.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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Corresponding author: Hong-Fa Yang, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Neurotraumatic Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, 71 Xinmin Street, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China. yhf@jlu.edu.cn
Received: October 25, 2019
Peer-review started: October 25, 2019
First decision: December 4, 2019
Revised: December 5, 2019
Accepted: December 22, 2019
Article in press: December 22, 2019
Published online: January 26, 2020
Core Tip

Core tip: Transorbital penetrating brain injury is a rare and acute disease. Early diagnosis, surgical intervention and application of intravenous antibiotics can improve the prognosis and quality of life of patients.