Penetrating air gun wound in the neck

Young, Orla; Watters, Karen; Sheahan, Patrick; Hughes, J. A.

doi:10.1016/j.anl.2007.07.006

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“…Three quarters of patients with laryngotracheal injury need airway intervention. [4] Intubation or emergent cricothyroidotomy must be performed in cases of airway interruption. In our patient, the existence of mild respiratory distress and subcutaneous emphysema as well as possible laryngotracheal or hypopharyngeal injury was considered.…”

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Larynx, Hypopharynx And Mandible Injury Due To The External Penetrating Neck Injury

Acar¹,

Tekın²,

Çam³

et al. 2013

Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg

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Esophageal and laryngeal injuries due to ballistic injuries are seldom encountered. Ballistic external neck traumas generally result in death. Incidence of external penetrant neck injuries may vary between 1/5000-137000 patients among emergency service referrals. Vascular injuries, esophagushypopharynx perforations, laryngotracheal injuries, bony fractures, and segmentations may be encountered in external neck traumas. Here we report a 27-year-old male patient who was referred to our emergency department and presented with hyoid bone fracture, multiple mandibular fractures, and hypopharynx perforation due to a ballistic external neck injury.

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Larynx, Hypopharynx And Mandible Injury Due To The External Penetrating Neck Injury

Acar¹,

Tekın²,

Çam³

et al. 2013

Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg

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“…In one case there was a direct penetration of the larynx by an air gun pellet which was removed via endoscope [11]. Other studies entailed affection of the larynx with bullet injury [1,3].…”

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Bullet in the Pharynx: Endoscopic Management

Saeed¹

2013

Journal of Case Reports in Medicine

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Gunshot wounds of the neck are diagnostically and therapeutically challenging cases and treatment should be individualized and multidisciplinary. We present an unusual case of bullet injury to the neck. A fourteen-year-old male patient sustained an accidental bullet injury to the submental area of the neck, with no serious injuries to the vital structures. The bullet was found close to the epiglottis, embedded in the pharynx between the base of the tongue and the lower pole of the left tonsil. The patient underwent a successful endoscopic removal with no serious postoperative complications. In this paper, this case is discussed, its presentation and management, together with literature review.

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“…In the literature it seems that the cavity specifications of the airgun injuries at the neck area [14,15] and at the eyes [16,17] are similar with modified blank cartridge projectiles cavity in the TCB.…”

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