Volume : 6, Issue : 4, April - 2017

A CASE REPORT OF PENETRATING NECK TRAUMA AND ITS MANAGEMENT

Dr. C. V Srinivas, Dr. Mohammed Saifulla

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:&#10;200%;font-family:&quot;AdvTTb8864ccf.B&quot;,sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;AdvTTb8864ccf.B&quot;;&#10;color:#131413">&nbsp;</span></b><span style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: AdvTT3713a231, serif; color: rgb(19, 20, 19);">Penetrating neck injury constitutes 5</span><span style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: &quot;AdvTT3713a231+20&quot;, sans-serif; color: rgb(19, 20, 19);">&ndash;</span><span style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: AdvTT3713a231, serif; color: rgb(19, 20, 19);">10 % of all cases seen in the emergency room. As surgeons we must be prepared to manage these cases. After stabilizing the general condition of the patient the neck injuries are assessed. Management has changed from routine exploration to</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:&#10;justify;line-height:200%;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;AdvTT3713a231&quot;,serif;&#10;mso-bidi-font-family:AdvTT3713a231;color:#131413">selective exploration. Injury to aerodigestive tract and vessels are commonly seen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>