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AB - Jemds.com Case Report 1 2 3 Lohith Shivappa , Nicola Baretto , Surender Kumar Morodia Assistant Professor, Department of ENT, Subbaiah Medical College, Shimoga, Karnataka. Senior Resident, Department of ENT, Goa Medical College, Goa. Senior Consultant, Department of ENT, Asilo Hospital, Mapusa, Goa. ABSTRACT Penetrating neck injuries constitute 5%–10% of all trauma cases. Such injuries are dangerous because of the high risk of injury to the vital structures in the neck and hence demand an immediate surgical exploration. We present a case of a penetrating in jury of the neck caused by the broken metallic fragment at work place. KEYWORDS Metallic, Fragment, Projectile, Thyroid, Retrieval. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Lohith Shivappa, Nicola Baretto, Surender Kumar Morodia. “Retrieval of Projectile Metallic Foreign Body Penetrating the Thyroid Gland.” Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences 2015; Vol. 4, Issue 98, December 07; Page: 16390-16391, DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2015/2425 CASE REPORT A 36-year-old male patient, mechanic by profession presented to our Emergency Department with history of penetrating injury on the anterior aspect of his neck. The patient, a metal fitter, had been hammering on a piece of metal that shattered on impact. He was seen by local surgeon and an attempt was 
TI - RETRIEVAL OF PROJECTILE METALLIC FOREIGN BODY PENETRATING THE THYROID GLAND
JF - Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences
DO - 10.14260/jemds/2015/2425
DA - 2015-12-07
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/unpaywall/retrieval-of-projectile-metallic-foreign-body-penetrating-the-thyroid-Duuj36dznL
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