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A Case of Hypopharyngeal Perforation in a Trauma Patient on Ventilatory Support
Kwon Jae Park, Chang Min Park, Sang Seok Jung, Jung Hee Bang
Journal of Trauma and Injury 2014;27(3):75-78
DOI: https://doi.org/
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1Department of Trauma Surgery, Dong-A University Hospital, Korea. juvabien@hanmail.net
2Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Dong-A University Hospital, Korea.
Received: 11 March 2014   • Revised: 21 July 2014   • Accepted: 29 July 2014

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.

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