title: Penetrating neck injuries during the Lebanese war: AUBMC experience. American University of Beirut Medical Center.
abstract: During the last decade 419 patients were admitted to the American University of Beirut Medical Center with penetrating neck injuries mainly due to shrapnel. During the first 8 1/2 years of the war, all patients with wounds penetrating the platysma were explored. During the last 2 years, a more selective approach was used.
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D007861:Lebanon; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery; D019838:Neck Injuries; D009334:Neck Muscles / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D014857:Warfare; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*