Conservative management of penetrating hypopharyngeal wounds

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 267-269

  Yugueros, Patricia ^a,b   Sarmiento, Juan M ^a   Garcia, Alberto F ^a   Ferrada, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservative management; Hypopharyngeal lesions; Penetrating trauma

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX; MALE; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NECK INJURY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030021759     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199602000-00016     Document Type: Article

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