Publication: Penetrating foreign body neck: A case report
Date
2007
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Kathmandu University
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.
Key words: Penetrating wound, Zone II, Zone III, Mandibulotomy, Neck exploration
Description
Agrawal R 1 , Timilsina DS2 , Reddy NS 3, Ganguly SN 4, Tayal A 5
1Lecturer, 3&4 Professors, Department of ENT, 2Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, 5Lecturer, Department of Radiology, College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur, Nepal