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Access to the Neck in Penetrating Trauma

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The neck is an incredibly anatomically complex region of the body containing aerodigestive and neurovascular structures. Despite this density of structures, you can access the entire neck by knowing three basic exposures. Description of these exposures is given and their "danger point" are highlighted.

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  1. Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery & Surgical Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 165 Cambridge Street, Suite 810, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    Jeffrey Ustin

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  1. Dept. Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Fruit Street 55, Boston, 02114, Massachusetts, USA

    George C. Velmahos

  2. Medical School, Dept. Surgery, University of Witwatersrand, York Road 7, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa

    Elias Degiannis

  3. Klinik für Viszeral-, Thorax- und, Gefäßchirurgie, Univ.Klinikum Marburg, Baldingerstraße, Marburg, 35043, Germany

    Dietrich Doll

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Ustin, J. (2012). Access to the Neck in Penetrating Trauma. In: Velmahos, G., Degiannis, E., Doll, D. (eds) Penetrating Trauma. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20453-1_27

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