%0 Journal Article
%T Residual foreign body in the neck after trauma results in the delayed rupture of the common carotid and internal jugular vein: a case report
%A Luo Yan
%A Yuan Hui
%A Cao Zhong
%J Journal of Medical Case Reports
%D 2013
%I BioMed Central
%R 10.1186/1752-1947-7-13
%X Introduction Trauma and foreign body residue occurring in different settings are common in the neck. Some small injuries go unrecognized, and vascular injuries caused by the sharp penetrating trauma of a foreign body are very dangerous. Without early diagnosis and treatment, foreign body residue remains a major cause of mortality. Case presentation A six-cm piece of wooden chopstick was not initially detected in the neck of a 24-year-old Chinese man presenting with a slight bleeding wound after a brawl accident. Three days later, the patient had an expanding neck hematoma and shortness of breath. Computed tomography revealed a dense shadow in the soft tissue of the left side of the patient¡¯s neck, and surgical exploration found that a residual broken chopstick had resulted in a delayed rupture of the common carotid artery and internal jugular vein. Conclusion A residual foreign body should be seriously considered after neck trauma because it can result in a lethal hemorrhage originating from a delayed rupture of blood vessels.
%K Common carotid
%K Foreign body
%K Internal jugular vein
%K Trauma
%U http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/7/1/13