RESUMO
Vascular injuries from penetrating trauma to the base of the neck are accompanied by significant morbidity and potential mortality. These injuries require several diagnostic adjuncts in order to facilitate early diagnosis and appropriate treatment. Herein reported is the case of a patient who sustained penetrating injury to the thoracic inlet but had a fortuitous anomaly that prevented vascular injury and its attendant complications.
Assuntos
Lesões do Pescoço/diagnóstico , Artéria Subclávia/anormalidades , Ferimentos e Lesões , Ferimentos por Arma de Fogo/diagnóstico , Ferimentos Penetrantes/diagnóstico , Adulto , Humanos , Masculino , Lesões do Pescoço/etiologia , Artéria Subclávia/patologia , Ferimentos por Arma de Fogo/complicações , Ferimentos por Arma de Fogo/cirurgia , Ferimentos Penetrantes/etiologiaRESUMO
Vascular injuries from penetrating trauma to the base of the neck are accompanied by significant morbidity and potential mortality. These injuries require several diagnostic adjuncts in order to facilitate early diagnosis and appropriate treatment. Herein reported is the case of a patient who sustained penetrating injury to the thoracic inlet but had a fortuitous anomaly that prevented vascular injury and its attendant complications.