Browse > Article

Treatment of a Nail in the Intestine after a Neck Injury from Accidental Firing of the Nail Gun - A case report -  

Yang, Jin-Sung (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
Shin, Hwa-Kyun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
Lee, Jae-Wook (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
Won, Yong-Soon (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
Park, Young-Woo (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Soonchunhyang Gumi University Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine)
Publication Information
Journal of Chest Surgery / v.41, no.5, 2008 , pp. 675-678 More about this Journal
Abstract
A 42-year-old male was admitted because of an anterior neck injury due to accidental firing of a nail gun. On chest X-ray, the nail was stuck in the anterior neck, migrated to the chest, and then to the abdomen. Only the trachea was damaged, leaving no injury in the esophagus. The nail in the intestine was removed by colonoscopy. The patient showed complete recovery without complications after fasting and conservative treatment. We report this case with a literature review.
Keywords
Tracheal injury; Neck; Intestine;
Citations & Related Records
연도 인용수 순위
  • Reference
1 Jun YJ, Lee SY, Lee HS, Kim CH. Esohphageal perforation due to Air-gun shut Injury: a case report. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1989;22:342-3
2 Lee SH, Kwon JB, Choi SH. Surgical treatment of tracheobronchial injury due to blunt trauma. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1996;29:208-12
3 Lowry JC. Industrial nail-gun injuries: a review and case report. Injury 1973;5:59-62   DOI   PUBMED   ScienceOn
4 Andres AG, Herrero PA, Diex FJM, et al. Medical and surgical management of noniatrogenic traumatic tracheobronchial injuries. Arch Bronconeumol 2005;41:249-54   PUBMED
5 Tininalli JZ, Kelen GD, Stapczynski JS. Emergency medicine. 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Co. 2004;1592-3
6 Kummer C, Netto FS, Rizoli S, Yee D. A review of traumatic airway injury: potential implications for airway assessment and management. Injury 2007;38:27-33   DOI   ScienceOn