ACUTE BLEEDING CAUSED BY RUPTURE OF THE THYROID-GLAND FOLLOWING BLUNTNECK TRAUMA - CASE-REPORT

Authors
RUPPRECHT H RUMENAPF G BRAIG H FLESCH R
Citation
H. Rupprecht et al., ACUTE BLEEDING CAUSED BY RUPTURE OF THE THYROID-GLAND FOLLOWING BLUNTNECK TRAUMA - CASE-REPORT, The journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care, 36(3), 1994, pp. 408-409
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
The journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care → ACNP
Volume
36
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
408 - 409
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
We describe a case of blunt neck trauma that resulted in extensive rup ture ofa normal thyroid gland. Our experience shows that lesions of th e thyroid gland must be taken into diagnostic consideration after blun t neck trauma, even inthe absence of obvious signs of injury.