A 'pen' in the neck: An unusual foreign body and an unusual path of entry

• Main Authors: Latha P Rao (Author), Sherry Peter (Author), K P Sreekumar (Author), Subramaniya Iyer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Penetrating injuries to head and neck region with varying objects have been reported in the literature. [1],[2],[3],[4],[5],[6],[7],[8],[9],[10] Majority of these injuries occur in interpersonal violence or bomb blasts or road traffic accidents. Despite the improvement in imaging technologies and su...