title: An uncommon, life-threatening, traumatic hematoma in the neck area.
abstract: It is well known that blunt neck trauma, when compared to a penetrating injury in the same anatomical area, is very rare. We report a case of an 81-year-old Caucasian woman with a blunt life-threatening neck trauma due to a bully goat. Although rare, direct evaluation should always be done in these cases because any misinterpretation may result in unfavorable outcomes. We have to highlight that close medical attention and prompt surgical treatment should be always considered in order to avoid dramatic consequences.
authors.affiliation: Vascular Unit, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: Michalis
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peroulis
authors.affiliation: Vascular Unit, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: Georgios D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Lianos
authors.affiliation: Vascular Unit, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: Vasilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nousias
authors.affiliation: Vascular Unit, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: Zoi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Anastasiadi
authors.affiliation: Vascular Unit, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: Aikaterini
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lianou
authors.affiliation: Vascular Unit, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Katsios
authors.affiliation: Vascular Unit, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: Miltiadis
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsagkas