Delayed signs and symptoms after oropharyngeal trauma in a child.
Injury to the oropharynx can be potentially life threatening. Innocent-looking injuries of the oropharynx may result in intravascular thrombosis of the internal carotid artery. The symptoms often appear some time after the initial injury. We present a case in which an apparently minor injury of the oropharynx developed into a life-threatening thrombus stretching from the internal carotid to the brain. Our patient underwent endarterectomy and thrombectomy. The case is presented with a review of the literature.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon, Israel 78306.
Tal
T
Bar
Amram
A
Zagury
Oded
O
Nahlieli
Daniel
D
London
Boris
B
Yoffe
Haim
H
Bibi
D002341:Carotid Artery Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000293:injuries*; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology