Complicated hypopharyngeal perforation in a child owing to internal penetrating trauma by a knitting needle - Parents beware

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 267-269

  Ratan, Simmi K ^a,c   Rattan, Kamal Nain ^a   Malhotra, Naveen ^a   Bhatia, Vipin ^a   Ratan, John ^b  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b SITARAM BHARTIA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (India)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE DERIVATIVE; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; DYE; METRONIDAZOLE; PLASMA PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; HYPOPHARYNX; NEEDLE; NOSE FEEDING; OXYGEN THERAPY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PERFORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DIET; THORAX DRAINAGE; ENTERIC FEEDING; INJURY; PHOBIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROPNEUMOTHORAX; HYPOPHARYNX; PHOBIC DISORDERS; THORACOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 26944494238     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2005.34415     Document Type: Article

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