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Penetrating neck wounds

The American Journal of Surgery, 1983
Over a 15 year period 120 patients with neck injuries that penetrated the platysma were studied. Appropriate treatment was initiated in the emergency room. Sixty-one patients underwent exploration and 59 were observed. Two of the observed patients later required delayed operation. In 9.2 percent of the patients, two or more injuries were present within
E, Massac, S M, Siram, L D, Leffall
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Penetrating wounds of the abdomen

The American Journal of Surgery, 1949
Abstract A summary of twenty-two cases of perforating wounds of the abdomen is presented. The mortality was 31.2 per cent. Factors which appear to affect the mortality rate in this series are the time interval between injury and surgery and the number of abdominal organs damaged.
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Penetrating Wounds of the Pelvis

Southern Medical Journal, 1985
While penetrating wounds of the abdomen may selectively be managed conservatively in the absence of clinical signs or symptoms, we believe that in similar injuries of the pelvic area, exploration is mandatory. Regardless of their clinical presentation, 38 consecutive patients with penetrating injury to the pelvis had exploration, which yielded positive
S P, Theodorakis, T G, Baffes
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Penetrating wounds of the neck

The American Journal of Surgery, 1964
Abstract Sixty-seven patients with penetrating neck wounds were treated at the Hennepin County General Hospital during the past ten years. There was a 6 per cent mortality in these cases which included twenty-five gunshot wounds and forty-one deep lacerations.
H H, FARLEY, R, NIXON, T A, PETERSON, C R, HITCHCOCK   +3 more
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Penetrating Wounds of the Neck

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 1991
The management of penetrating wounds of the neck provides several decision-making steps that remain controversial. The two basic concepts of management include the idea that all wounds deep to the platysma should be explored and (the more conservative concept) that selective neck exploration should be based on a battery of tests to identify traumatic ...
R H, Miller, J K, Duplechain
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Penetrating neck wounds

The American Journal of Surgery, 1980
Abstract A review of 68 cases of penetrating neck wounds from our institution as well as a review of the recent literature dealing with the management of such injuries is presented. The wounding agent was gunshot (38 cases), knife (21), broken glass (3), an ice pick (1) and miscellaneous (5).
W H, Stroud, D R, Yarbrough
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Penetrating wound of the liver

The American Journal of Surgery, 1953
Abstract 1. 1. Treatment of penetrating wounds of the liver is reviewed. 2. 2. A case of penetrating injury of the liver treated with packing is presented in two phases, namely, immediate treatment and treatment of a complicating biliary fistula. 3. 3. The case presented illustrates the several fallacies of conservative treatment of liver
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Penetrating wounds of the chest

The American Journal of Surgery, 1950
Abstract 1. 1. Penetrating (not open) wounds of the chest have been discussed. 2. 2. The symptoms and signs of intrathoracic wounds have been tabulated. 3. 3. Definitive treatment of penetrating wounds of the chest has been outlined. 4. 4. A brief consideration of the complications incident to chest wounds has been considered.
W E, WALSH, J G, STUBENBORD, R W, TAWSE
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[Penetrating wounds of the thorax].

Minerva chirurgica, 1996
From January 1989 to December 1993 at the Institute of Clinical Surgery of the University of Perugia, 5 patients were under observation for penetrating chest injuries. Two of them had show-wounds, one a slash, one a stabbing and slash and one a cutting blow.
FABBRI C, MAZIERI M, CIROCCHI, Roberto, CAGINI, Lucio, PACIFICI A, BISACCI R.   +5 more
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Penetrating wounds of the aorta

The American Journal of Surgery, 1960
Abstract Penetrating wounds of the aorta are not necessarily fatal. At least fourteen successful cases have been reported previously. The present series consists of twenty-three patients with penetrating aortic injuries, treated in a citycounty general hospital.
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