A case of penetrating axillary trauma

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• 作者：Y. Mouaffak^a ; ^{ymouaffak@yahoo.fr} ; B. Elfadel^a ; M. Boutbaoucht^a ; A.G. El Adib^a ; S. Younous^a ; L. Aderdour^b ; R. El Fezzazi^c
• 关键词：Wounds ; Neck ; Axilla ; Foreign body ; Airway obstruction
• 刊名：Revue de Stomatologie et de Chirurgie Maxillo-faciale
• 出版年：2011
• 期刊代码：pca338_00351768
• 类别：med
• 出版时间：December 2011
• 卷：112
• 期：6
• 页码：369-371
• 文件大小：538 K

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Summary

Introduction

Deep penetrating traumas of the axilla extending to the neck are rare and potentially dangerous.

Observation

An 11-year-old child presented with an impressive penetrating axillary injury extending to the neck after falling on a tree branch. The wound was explored in the operating room (OR). A fragment of the branch was removed without injuring any vascular structure. The only lesion concerned the hypopharynx.

Discussion

Cervical wounds may have an axillary origin. These wounds must be systematically explored in the OR, given the risk of upper airway obstruction and vascular lesion.