Fig. 3
From: Thoracic esophageal injury due to a neck stab wound: a case report
Intraoperative findings. a The common carotid artery and the damaged vagus nerve (yellow arrow) were found on the ligated internal jugular vein’s dorsal side (yellow arrowhead). CCA: common carotid artery. RLN: recurrent laryngeal nerve. b A scar was found on the anterior surface of the vertebral body (yellow dotted line). c The scar reached the right thoracic cavity. d A 2-cm injury site on the left esophageal wall near the sternum's superior border was present (white arrowhead). e The injury site was sutured using absorbable thread (white arrow). f The scheme of intraoperative viewing. g The scheme of the horizontal cross section. Red arrow is wound pathway and x is the damaged part. Thy thyroid gland. CCA common carotid artery. N vagus nerve. V internal jugular vein. RLN recurrent laryngeal nerve. SCM sternocleidomastoid. Cl clavicle. St sternum. Tr trachea. E esophagus. L lung