RESUMEN

INTRODUCTION: Deep penetrating traumas of the axilla extending to the neck are rare and potentially dangerous. OBSERVATION: An 11-year-old child presented with an impressive penetrating axillary injury extending to the neck after falling on a tree branch. The wound was explored in the operating room (OR). A fragment of the branch was removed without injuring any vascular structure. The only lesion concerned the hypopharynx. DISCUSSION: Cervical wounds may have an axillary origin. These wounds must be systematically explored in the OR, given the risk of upper airway obstruction and vascular lesion.

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Axila/lesiones , Axila/cirugía , Heridas Penetrantes/cirugía , Accidentes por Caídas , Niño , Cuerpos Extraños/diagnóstico , Cuerpos Extraños/etiología , Cuerpos Extraños/cirugía , Humanos , Intubación Intratraqueal , Masculino , Árboles , Madera , Heridas Penetrantes/complicaciones , Heridas Penetrantes/diagnóstico , Heridas Penetrantes/etiología