A Throwing Knife Injury to the Neck: Management of a Unique Airway Situation.

Penetrating neck injuries (PNIs) can present as a simple wound or can be complicated by a disruption of the airway or associated vasculature. As such, stabilization of the vasculature and the airway is paramount. Here we present a case in which a hemodynamically stable 28-year-old female presents with a PNI involving the oropharynx and laryngopharynx.

Post FDA approval analysis of 200 gallium-68 DOTATATE imaging: A retrospective analysis in neuroendocrine tumor patients.

Gallium-68 DOTATATE provides physiologic imaging and assists in disease localization for somatostatin receptor (SSTR) positive neuroendocrine tumor (NET) patients. However, questions regarding usefulness of gallium- 68 DOTATATE imaging in identifying the primary site in neuroendocrine tumors (NETS) of unknown primary, correlation of NET grade with median Standardized Uptake Value (SUV) and effects of long acting somatostatin analog on gallium-68 DOTATATE imaging quality needs to be evaluated. A single institution retrospective review of the first 200 NET patients with gallium-68 DOTATATE imaging from Dec 2016 to Dec 2017 was conducted.