Citation

Català J, Puig J, Muñoz JM, Vivancos J, Llopart JR. Eur. Radiol. 1998; 8(1): 137-140.

Affiliation

Department of Radiology, Consorci Hospitalari del Parc Taulí, Parc Taulí s/n, E-08 208 Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9442146

Abstract

We present two cases of a rare entity: pharyngeal perforation caused by blunt external neck trauma. In both cases the patients were asymptomatic for the first 24 h and the results of laryngoscopic study were negative, and it was only possible to demonstrate rupture through the radiologic findings. Early diagnosis is essential as delay in treatment increases morbidity and mortality.

Language: en