Cansu DEMİRKİRAN, Özer Erdem GÜR, Ömer Tarık SELÇUK, Oguzhan ILDEN, Mustafa Deniz YILMAZ

Penetrating neck trauma from a metal object: a late diagnosed case

ISSN: 2147-0634
Yayın Aralığı: 4
Başlangıç: 2012
Yayıncı: Effect Publishing Agency ( EPA )

The head and neck region contains many vital anatomical structures. Knife and gunshot wounds are the most common cause of penetrating trauma, although many objects may cause an injury with the characteristics of a stab wound. In this case, a metal object of approximately 3 cm penetrated the deep neck structures with no serious damage to neurovascular structures. The distance between the entry area and the area where the foreign body was seen caused a delay in diagnosis in the Emergency Department.

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