Neck, Anatomy and Penetrating Injury

Francisco de Salles Collet e Silva, MD, FACS; Belchor Fontes, MD; Fabio Gazel Quintavalle, MD; Rina Maria Pereira Porta, MD; Renato Sergio Poggetti, MD, FACS; Dario Birolini, MD, FACS

Product Details
Product ID: ACS-2168
Year Produced: 2003
Length: 10 min.


The neck is a small body region, where major structures of most vital organ systems are present. Therefore, a patient sustaining neck trauma usually presents life-threatening injury. The knowledge of the neck anatomy may prevent delay surgery indication and secondary damage. This move shows a cadaver neck dissection was performed in order to expose the major cervical structures the trauma surgeion should be familiar and 3 cases of penetrating neck injury.