Pneumomediastinum secondary to an apparently trivial stab wound to the neck: the value of the Hamman's sign and thorough radiological investigation.
Perforation of the pharynx and upper oesophagus after stab wounds to the neck is easily overlooked because of the relative lack of symptoms. A case is reported in which pneumomediastinum occurred after an apparently trivial neck wound.
Enguidanos
L
L
Edith Cavell Hospital, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Pfleiderer
A
A
Smith
W
W
Ramkumar
S
S
D000328:Adult; D001314:Auscultation; D004646:Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D009333:Neck; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging