Abstract

ZAMBITO-BRONDO, Gerardo F. et al. Penetrating occipitocervical injury caused by a needlefish. Cir. cir. [online]. 2021, vol.89, suppl.1, pp.106-108.  Epub Feb 08, 2022. ISSN 2444-054X.  https://doi.org/10.24875/ciru.20001375.

Penetrating injuries caused by needlefish are very uncommon. Most of them have been reported in the Indo-Pacific region. We report a case of an occipito-cervical penetrating injury that occurred in the Mexican Tropical Pacific, and we describe the treatment of this injury.

Keywords : Needlefish; Penetrating injury; Marine injury; Mexican Tropical Pacific.