ReviewTrauma surgery & acute care open2025
Penetrating neck trauma: a comprehensive review.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Foley catheter balloon tamponade for actively bleeding wounds following penetrating neck injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2026Pooled it
- Cumulative soft-sign burden is associated with clinically significant injury in hemodynamically stable penetrating neck trauma.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2026Article
- Nail gun penetrating cervical spine injury at C4-5 with spinal canal violation, neurological deficit, and esophageal perforation treated by anterior cervical surgery: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2026Article
- Multimodal Imaging of a Post-Traumatic Cervical Arteriovenous Fistula with Concomitant Pseudoaneurysm After a Gunshot Wound Treated with a Covered Stent-Graft.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A novel face-level blast mechanism: CT findings of neuro-ocular injury from a mass-casualty event.BMC medical imaging · 2026Article
- Cervical gunshot injury with esophageal perforation and bullet migration to the stomach: a rare case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
- Rapid awake airway stabilization by direct tracheal intubation through an open cervical wound in severe laryngotracheal injury: a case report.BMC surgery · 2026Article
- When not to explore: a combat-specific decision framework for selective neck exploration at Role 2.Trauma surgery & acute care open · 2026Article
- Ricochet Nail Gun Penetration of Zone II With a Deep Cervical Trajectory: A Case Report.Cureus · 2025Article
- Multidisciplinary Rescue Airway Management in a Self-Inflicted Penetrating Neck Injury: A Case Report.Cureus · 2025Article
- Limited clinical utility in the anatomical zones of the neck in selecting patients with gunshot wounds to the neck for imaging.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025Article
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- The Narrow Escape From Ice Pick Penetration Sparing Neck's Vital Structures: A Case Report.Cureus · 2025Article
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Abstract
Although the overall incidence is low, penetrating neck trauma can result in devastating injuries. The traditional zonal approach is being increasingly abandoned in favor of selective approaches, especially as mandatory exploration can result in non-therapeutic interventions and associated complications. Additionally, the trajectory of the missile cannot be accurately assessed based on external wounds. Decision-making using the hard and soft signs of trauma and increased resolution of imaging modalities are progressively supplanting the older zonal approaches. Here we discuss the modern diagnostic approach, operative interventions, and the appropriateness of observation.
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