İnşaat Çivisine Bağlı Nadir Görülen Baş Boyun Travması: Olgu Sunumu

Abstract

Giriş: Beş yaşından küçük çocuklarda orofarengeal penetran travmalar, kendilerini korumada yetersiz olmaları nedeni ile daha sıklıkla rastlanmaktadır. Olgu Sunumu: Bu yazıda, inşaat çivisinin üzerine düşme sonrası orofarengeal penetran travmalı 2 yaşındaki kız hasta sunuldu. Hastaya yapılan fizik muayene, çekilen radyolojik incelemeler sonunda yabancı cismin yumuşak ve sert damak bileşkesinden ilerleyip nazofarenksten geçerek kafa tabanında klivusa dayandığı görüldü. Ek klinik görüşler sonrası operasyona alınan hastada postoperatif dönemde herhangi bir nörolojik veya vizuel aktivite eksikliği izlenmedi. Takiplerinde komplikasyon gelişmeyen hasta önerilerle taburcu edildi. Sonuç: Orofarengeal penetran travmalarda hayati organlara olan komşuluk nedeni ile mortalite ve morbidite açısından dikkatli olunmalıdır.

Keywords

• İnşaat çivisi, orofarengeal penetran travma, nörovaskuler komplikasyon

Rare Head and Neck Trauma due to Construction Nail: Case Report

Abstract

Introduction: Oropharyngeal penetrating trauma is encountered more often in children under the age of 5 due to lack of their selfprotection.Case Report: In this paper, a 2-year-old girl who had penetrating oropharyngeal trauma after falling on a construction nail was presented. As a consequence of the physical examination and radiological examination applied to the patient, it was seen that the foreign body reached the clivus in the base of the skull, through the nasopharynx, passing by the hard and soft palate junction. In the status of the patient, who was operated on, no additional clinical aspects or neurological or lack of visual activity was observed in the post-operative period. As there was no complication during the follow-ups, the patient was discharged with recommendations.Conclusion: Oropharyngeal penetrating trauma should be careful in terms of mortality and morbidity due to the proximity to vital organs

Keywords

• Construction nail, oropharyngeal penetrating trauma, neurovascular complications

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