title: Nonfatal Cervical-Neck Lesion With a Wooden Foreign Body: Diagnosis and Management.
abstract: Penetrating cervical lesions caused by a foreign body are rare events. The neck is a complex and delicate body region, given the important vascular structures it holds. The most frequent fatal complications often involve vascular injuries, and as a consequence, the mortality rate increases by approximately 50%. Civilian patients are mainly victims of violence or motor vehicle accidents and rural accidents involving neck are not very common. When a cervical lesion is because of a wooden foreign body, infectious risk increases for its organic peculiarity. The authors report a rural nonfatal cervical lesion in a civilian, and its management.
authors.affiliation: *Human Pathology Department, School of Dentistry †Neurosciences Department ‡Emergency Department, University Hospital of Messina, Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Fausto
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fama
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cicciù
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nastro-Siniscalchi
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Falzea
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fodale
authors.forename: Giuseppina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Versace
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Palella
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gioffré-Florio
mesh_terms: D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus / Q000293:injuries; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000293:injuries; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014934:Wood; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery