title: The lateral soft tissue neck X-ray in accident and emergency medicine.
abstract: Five patients with upper aerodigestive tract pathology seen acutely in the Accident and Emergency department at St Mary's Hospital, London are presented. The value of the lateral soft tissue neck X-ray in their diagnosis is discussed.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Otolaryngology, Manchester Royal Infirmary.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Herdman
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Saeed
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Hinton
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004630:Emergencies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005931:Glottis; D006801:Humans; D007013:Hypopharynx; D007827:Laryngitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D011859:Radiography