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Parapharyngeal emphysema – an unusual complication of temporal bone trauma
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 June 2007
Abstract
We report a case of a 36-year-old woman who suffered a temporal bone trauma due to a bicycle crash. Computed tomography revealed parapharyngeal emphysema despite only minor temporal bone changes.
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