[Impalement injury of the neck].
In comparison to the United States or South Africa, penetrating injuries of the neck are rare in Europe. Most of these traumas are due to sharp perforation mechanisms. We report on a 43-year-old man who was admitted to the emergency room because of an impressive transcervical penetrating neck trauma inflicted by a chisel. He survived the trauma since the chisel missed all important structures of the neck. The diagnostic strategy to evaluate the dimension of the trauma was primarily based on endoscopic and surgical exploration.
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Hals-Nasen-Ohren Klinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, Germany. e.oestreicher@lrz.tum.de
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Brücher
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D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D014140:Tracheotomy; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*