Penetrating neck injuries during the Lebanese war: AUBMC experience. American University of Beirut Medical Center.

During the last decade 419 patients were admitted to the American University of Beirut Medical Center with penetrating neck injuries mainly due to shrapnel. During the first 8 1/2 years of the war, all patients with wounds penetrating the platysma were explored. During the last 2 years, a more selective approach was used.