Penetrating pharyngeal injuries in children: Trivial trauma leading to devastating complications

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 432-435

  Luqman, Zubair ^a   Khan, Muhammad Arif Mateen ^a   Nazir, Zafar ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Child; Injuries; Neck; Pharynx; Wounds

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; DRAIN; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOSCOPY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; NECK INJURY; PATIENT; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PHARYNGEAL PERFORATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ABSCESS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; X RAY FILM;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL DISEASES; MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA; PHARYNX; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 21544445322     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-005-1447-0     Document Type: Article

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