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• TITLE: Penetrating Neck Trauma in a 4-Year-Old Child

  AUTHORS: V. Lambropoulos, I. Lazaridis, N. Melas, Ch. Kepertis, K. Anastasiades

  KEYWORDS: Neck Trauma, Carotid-Jugular Fistula, Children, Diagnosis, Surgery

  JOURNAL NAME: Case Reports in Clinical Medicine, Vol.4 No.4, April 24, 2015

  ABSTRACT: Penetrating neck injuries are uncommon in children and a post traumatic common carotid artery to internal jugular vein fistula rarely occurs. We present one case of a 4-year-old girl with a penetrating injury from flying glass fragments in the midportion of the neck, caused by an explosion in a military warehouse. She was referred to our facility upon a request of a hospital of a neighbour country, two days after sustaining a penetrating cervical trauma. The presentation, diagnostic procedures and surgical management of this very rare injury are discussed. No neck penetrating trauma should be underestimated and a selective surgical intervention based on clinical examination and investigation tests findings is associated with good long-term outcomes.