Penetrating Cervical Neck Injuries in Children: About a Case

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Toualouth Lafia F Ettayebi H Zerhouni

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Toualouth Lafia
Pediatric Surgical Emergency Department of the Rabat Children's Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University of Rabat, Morocco

A B S T R A C T

Penetrating wounds of the neck are rare traumas in children, providers of mortality and high morbidity due to the density of the vital structures of this region and the lack of protection. Their management, a real challenge for the surgeon, has evolved over the years, going from systematic exploration to more selective management. We report the case of an 8-year-old child, victim of a penetrating cervical trauma after falling on a stick to the partner, who was successfully treated at the Rabat Children's Hospital. We will also discuss the emergency management methods for these cervical injuries.

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Case Report

Publication history

Received: Fri 31, Jul 2020
Accepted: Thu 13, Aug 2020
Published: Mon 24, Aug 2020

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© 2023 Toualouth Lafia. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.IJSCR.2020.03.08