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A case of penetrating axillary trauma
Y Mouaffak1, B Elfadel, M Boutbaoucht
1Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation Pédiatrique, Hôpital Mère-Enfant, CHU Mohammed-VI, rue Ibn-Sina, Amerchiche, Marrakech, Morocco. ymouaffak@yahoo.fr
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.
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