Stab to Neck

Traumatic pneumocephalus caused by stab wound to the neck.

An extensive review of the literature showed that trauma is the most common cause of pneumocephalus. Most often the trauma involves the frontoethmoidal or other air sinuses. Three types of injuries are frequently described to be responsible for pneumocephalus: (1) automobile accidents, (2) motorcycle accidents, and (3) missile injuries. A thorough review of the literature revealed that there is...

pneumocephalus and neurologic deficit due to neck stab wound in a twenty nine-year-old man

conclusions pneumoventricle is rare but it can be established after spinal trauma. by awareness of such possibility, accurate diagnosis by clinical examination and imaging is essential for these types of injuries introduction the presence of air within the intracranial cavity, due to the entry of air secondary to an abnormal communication after a dural tear, is defined as pneumocephalus and int...

Review article: Emergency department assessment and management of stab wounds to the neck.

A stab wound to neck is an infrequent but highly important presentation to the ED in Australasia. Injuries to the two large neurovascular bundles that are vital to life might occur with associated injuries to midline aerodigestive structures. A literature review was undertaken to discuss the assessment and management of this injury in the emergency medicine setting.

Over-the-scope clip for a pharyngeal perforation caused by a self-inflicted stab wound to the neck.

An 86-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency room with a self-inflicted 3-cm horizontal wound to the left lateral side of her neck between the cricoid inferiorly and the angle of themandible superiorly. Pain, tenderness, and bloody saliva suggested a penetrating zone II neck perforation [1]. No signs of significant injury, such as severe active hemorrhage, bruit, pulse deficit, hoarseness...

Complex cardiac stab wound.