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¹Batman State Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Batman, Turkey
²Ankara Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara, Turkey DOI : 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.3709-10.1 Non-missile intracranial injuries caused by foreign bodies are quite uncommon in civilian practice. Nails, knives, screwdrivers and sewing needles are the most commonly reported agents. The authors report a unique case of an adult male patient who suffered a penetrating craniocerebral injury caused by a falling concrete reinforcing iron (rebar) from the fourth floor of a building under construction. The foreign body was safely removed by a right parietal craniectomy as a result of detailed radiological evaluation and preoperative planning. To the best of authors' knowledge, the successful surgical treatment of a penetrating brain injury caused by a rebar has not been reported previously. Keywords : Craniocerebral trauma, Penetrating, Foreign body