According to information from the Vietnam – Sweden Hospital Uong Bi, a male NVT patient (64 years old, in Quang Yen, Quang Ninh) was hospitalized with titanium plate craniocervical opening. This is a rare and dangerous situation.
The patient had a history of traumatic brain injury and had a skull transplant with a titanium plate 10 years ago.
About 2 years ago, the patient’s skull surgery site was inflamed and the graft opened. While working, unfortunately, the titanium plate on Mr. T’s head got caught in the clothesline. As a result, the graft is exposed to the scalp, the excess skin is pushed to one side. However, the patient never went to the doctor.
10 days ago, while driving a motorbike, the patient fell and was taken to the hospital by people.
Immediately after admission, the doctors conducted an examination and ordered surgery to remove the graft and cut the excess skin mass for the patient.
According to doctors from the Department of Neurosurgery (Vietnam – Sweden Hospital Drink Bi), this titanium plate is inherently a medical material that is grafted into the skull for people with craniofacial defects due to many causes (cranial trauma). brain, after surgery for brain diseases…). This sheet acts as a shield to protect the patient’s skull from external agents.
The case of patient T. is very rare and dangerous. Patients who have a titatium skullcap graft as soon as there are signs of pus leakage, bleeding, or exposure of the graft need to be re-examined immediately, because it has many potential risks such as infection, complications of meningitis. , Encephalitis. That greatly affects the health and life of the patient.
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