title: Penetrating foreign body neck: a case report.
abstract: Penetrating neck wounds are potentially dangerous and require emergency management because of the presence of vital structures in the neck. Organic foreign bodies further carries a risk of wound infection. We present a case of penetrating broken branch of a tree traversing from zone II to zone III without any neurovascular injury. Neck exploration was done with midline mandibulotomy approach and foreign body was removed without any complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur, Nepal. ravidoc@hotmail.com
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Timilsina
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Ganguly
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tayal
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D010944:Plants; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery*