Penetrating Neck Trauma in a 4-Year-Old Child

Autor:	N. Melas, V. Lambropoulos, I. Lazaridis, Ch. Kepertis, K. Anastasiades
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Fistula Cervical trauma Physical examination General Medicine medicine.disease Surgery medicine.artery Medicine Common carotid artery Presentation (obstetrics) business Internal jugular vein Neck trauma Penetrating trauma
Zdroj:	Case Reports in Clinical Medicine. :145-150
ISSN:	2325-7083 2325-7075
DOI:	10.4236/crcm.2015.44031
Popis:	Penetrating neck injuries are uncommon in children and a post traumatic common carotid artery to internal jugular vein fistula rarely occurs. We present one case of a 4-year-old girl with a penetrating injury from flying glass fragments in the midportion of the neck, caused by an explosion in a military warehouse. She was referred to our facility upon a request of a hospital of a neighbour country, two days after sustaining a penetrating cervical trauma. The presentation, diagnostic procedures and surgical management of this very rare injury are discussed. No neck penetrating trauma should be underestimated and a selective surgical intervention based on clinical examination and investigation tests findings is associated with good long-term outcomes.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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