title: [Penetrating wounds of the neck. Apropos of 4 cases].
abstract: Penetrating neck wounds are those which imply involvement of the platysma. For a long time the prerogative of wartime surgery they are now tending to become more frequent in civil practice. As with penetrating abdominal wounds they are serious and provoke varied lesions. Lesions encountered in the 4 cases reported affected vital structures such as the internal carotid artery, larynx, trachea, and esophagus. The main causes of these injuries: aggression, road or work accidents, attempted suicide, are summarized. These wounds raise, therefore, the problem of their repair, and thus of their exploration, which is tending to become systematic. However, though these injuries may be very impressive they can still be treated without major difficulties, on the condition that they be entrusted to an experienced cervicofacial surgeon.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery; D019838:Neck Injuries; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Plaies pénétrantes du cou. A propos de 4 cas.