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Carotid, Jugular and Vertebral Blood Vessel Injuries

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Trauma to the neck is dangerous and has a high mortality and morbidity.

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  1. Division of Vascular Surgery, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg, Academic Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, 7, York Road, Parktown, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa

    Dirk Le Roux, Martin Veller & Ian Grant

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  1. Professor of Surgery Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard University Medical School, Boston, USA

    George C. Velmahos

  2. Professor Emeritus, Department of Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, Milpark Hospital Academic Trauma Centre and Leratong Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Elias Degiannis

  3. Honorary Senior Lecturer, Department of Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Dietrich Doll

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Le Roux, D., Veller, M., Grant, I. (2017). Carotid, Jugular and Vertebral Blood Vessel Injuries. In: Velmahos, G., Degiannis, E., Doll, D. (eds) Penetrating Trauma. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49859-0_33

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