title: [Penetrating gunshot wound in the neck. Case report and review of the literature].
abstract: Penetrating gunshot neck injuries present a serious challenge for the primary attending surgeon. By means of a case treated in the German Field Hospital in Mazar-e-Sharif (northern Afghanistan) and a review of the literature, the principles of diagnosis and treatment of penetrating zone II neck injuries due to gunshots or shrapnel are presented.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für HNO-Heilkunde/Kopf- und Halschirurgie, Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, 89081, Ulm. mail@prof-heinz-maier.de
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tisch
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Steinhoff
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Lorenz
mesh_terms: D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*