TY - JOUR PY - 2004// TI - Seatbelt injury causing perforation of the cervical esophagus: a case report and review of the literature JO - American surgeon A1 - Gill, Sanjitpal S. A1 - Dierking, Jason M. A1 - Nguyen, Khang T. A1 - Woollen, Claude D. A1 - Morrow, Chad E. SP - 32 EP - 34 VL - 70 IS - 1 N2 - Blunt trauma to the head and neck is a rare cause of cervical esophageal perforation. We report a cervical esophageal perforation caused by compression by a shoulder-harness seatbelt during a high-speed motor vehicle crash. We are not aware of a similar case in the trauma literature. LA - SN - 0003-1348 UR - http://dx.doi.org/ ID - ref1 ER -