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Pharyngeal perforation with deep neck abscess secondary to isolated hyoid bone fracture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Ashwani Sethi ,
Deepika Sareen ,
Shamit Chopra ,
Sumit Mrig  and
A K Agarwal
Ashwani Sethi
Affiliation:
Department of ENT & Head and Neck Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College and associated L N Hospital, New Delhi, India
Deepika Sareen
Affiliation:
Department of ENT & Head and Neck Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College and associated L N Hospital, New Delhi, India
Shamit Chopra
Affiliation:
Department of ENT & Head and Neck Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College and associated L N Hospital, New Delhi, India
Sumit Mrig
Affiliation:
Department of ENT & Head and Neck Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College and associated L N Hospital, New Delhi, India
A K Agarwal
Affiliation:
Department of ENT & Head and Neck Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College and associated L N Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Abstract

We report the case of a 26-year-old man who presented to us with dysphagia secondary to blunt trauma to the neck. The patient was found to have a hyoid bone fracture with pharyngeal perforation and resultant neck abscess. The patient responded to prompt surgical and medical management. We believe this to be the first report of such a case.

Keywords

Hyoid BoneFractureHypopharynxAbscessNeck
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 119 , Issue 12 , December 2005 , pp. 1007 - 1009
Copyright
© 2005 Royal Society of Medicine Press

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