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. 2021 Aug 1;91(2):e51-e54.
doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003159.

Penetrating trauma to the neck: Using your vascular toolkit

Kennith Conley Coleman  1 , Aaron Hudnall, Daniel J Grabo, Lakshmikumar Pillai, David C Borgstrom, Alison Wilson, James M Bardes
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Penetrating trauma to the neck: Using your vascular toolkit

Kennith Conley Coleman et al. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. .
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The authors have no conflicts of interest to reports.

Figures

Figure 1:
Figure 1:
Operating room checklist for carotid trauma.
Figure 2:
Figure 2:
Multiple incisions allow exploration of the neck, the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) incision is the most versatile and is placed just anterior to the muscle. This can be extended with either a collar incision, a supraclavicular incision, or with a sternotomy.
Figure 3:
Figure 3:
Vessels loops encircle the common carotid artery (CCA), internal carotid artery (ICA), and external carotid artery (ECA). Note the superior thyroid artery coming from the external carotid artery (arrow). The facial vein has been ligated to improve exposure of the carotid bifurcation.
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