Journal of Trauma and Injury

The Korean Society of Traumatology (대한외상학회)
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A Case of Hypopharyngeal Perforation in a Trauma Patient on Ventilatory Support

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  • 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)
  • 박권재 (동아대학교 의과대학 동아대학교병원 외상 외과) ;
  • 박창민 (동아대학교 의과대학 동아대학교병원 외상 외과) ;
  • 정상석 (동아대학교 의과대학 동아대학교병원 외상 외과) ;
  • 방정희 (동아대학교 의과대학 동아대학교병원 흉부외과)
  • Received : 2014.03.11
  • Accepted : 2014.07.29
  • Published : 2014.09.30
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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.

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