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A Case of Hypopharyngeal Perforation in a Trauma Patient on Ventilatory Support  

Park, Kwon Jae (Department of Trauma Surgery, Dong-A University Hospital)
Park, Chang Min (Department of Trauma Surgery, Dong-A University Hospital)
Jung, Sang Seok (Department of Trauma Surgery, Dong-A University Hospital)
Bang, Jung Hee (Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Dong-A University Hospital)
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Journal of Trauma and Injury / v.27, no.3, 2014 , pp. 75-78 More about this Journal
Abstract
Hypopharyngeal perforation is a rare, but fatal, complication. Clinical signs and symptoms of this condition are neck pain, odynophagia, dysphagia, fever, vomiting, cervical swelling and subcutaneous emphysema. However, these signs are obscured in patient suffering from severe trauma who has had an endotracheal tube inserted, which delay proper evaluation and treatment. Here, we report a case of hypopharyngeal perforation in a trauma patient who had an endotracheal tube inserted for mechanical ventilation.
Keywords
Pharynx; Neck; Emphysema; Perforation;
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