15Oct 2019

SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF A FOREIGN BODY OF THE AXILLARY HOLLOW

  • Laboratoire danatomie, de microchirurgie et chirurgie experimentale, faculte de medecine et de pharmacie de Rabat.
  • Service de chirurgie plastique et des br?les, hopital Ibn-Sina, Rabat.
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Introduction: Deep wounds with foreign bodies are frequent in surgical practice. These foreign bodies can remain unnoticed or they appear after a variable duration depending on their location and nature. Observation: We describe the case of a patient victim of an assault with knife on the left shoulder, causing a deep wound with a metal blade incarceration. This foreign body has migrated abroad for 4 weeks to the axilla while sparing the neurovascular bundle. Discussion: The axilla contains an important nervous and vascular package including the axillary artery, the axillary vein and the brachial plexus. A foreign body located in the axilla has to be extracted with the largest surgical cares and exposes the patient to potentially extremely serious injuries. Conclusion: These wounds are a major handicap when they are associated with neglected foreign body and may endanger the functional or vital prognosis of the patient without appropriate support.

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[J. Hafidi, M.A. Mokfi, M. Raboune, S. El Mazouz, N. Gharib, A. Abbassi, S. El Khloufi, M.L Bouchikhi, M. Jiddane and Y. Bjijou (2019); SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF A FOREIGN BODY OF THE AXILLARY HOLLOW Int. J. of Adv. Res. 7 (Oct). 852-857] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Jawad HAFIDI

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/9885      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/9885

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