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Ibrahim F Naldemir¹, Derya Guclu¹, H Baki Altınsoy¹

¹Department of Radiology, University of Duzce, Duzce, Turkey.

The American Journal of Emergency Medicine

|December 27, 2017

Abstract:

The occipital bone is a complex structure due to its anatomy and accessory sutures. Fracture - accessory suture differential diagnosis should be performed carefully in patients with a history of head trauma [4]. In this case report we wanted to emphasize that accessory sutures can be difficult to diagnose in patients with head trauma. We also specified the points to be considered in the suture - fracture differentional diagnosis. A bilateral, symmetrical fissure line was observed in the occipital bone basal part of the patient who was admitted to our emergency department due to head trauma. The patient was followed up with accessory suture and then discharged after paying attention to important points in the differential diagnosis.

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