A double jeopardy: transection of the aero-digestive tract after penetrating neck trauma

Pan Afr Med J. 2018 Jun 28:30:185. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2018.30.185.14960. eCollection 2018.

Authors

Pietro Fransvea¹, Zamira Keyser²

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, St Andrea's Hospital, Italy.
² Trauma Unit, Tygerberg Hospital Cape Town, South Africa.

No abstract available

Keywords: Penetreting trauma; areodigestive tract; surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Esophagus / injuries*
Humans
Hypopharynx / injuries*
Male
Neck Injuries / etiology*
Neck Injuries / pathology
Wounds, Gunshot / complications*