title: Pneumatic perforation of the esophagus in children.
abstract: The excessive pressure in a carbonated beverage-containing plastic bottle, released by the teeth of an 11-year old boy, caused perforation of his lower pharynx. The possible mechanism is discussed.
authors: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa.
authors: J A
authors: JA
authors: Bar-Maor
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Hayari
mesh_terms: D001469:Barotrauma / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography