title: Pharyngeal perforation with deep neck abscess secondary to isolated hyoid bone fracture.
abstract: We report the case of a 26-year-old man who presented to us with dysphagia secondary to blunt trauma to the neck. The patient was found to have a hyoid bone fracture with pharyngeal perforation and resultant neck abscess. The patient responded to prompt surgical and medical management. We believe this to be the first report of such a case.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT & Head and Neck Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College, LN Hospital, New Delhi, India. dr_sethi@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Ashwani
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sethi
authors.forename: Deepika
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sareen
authors.forename: Shamit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chopra
authors.forename: Sumit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mrig
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Agarwal
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D006928:Hyoid Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D010614:Pharynx / Q000293:injuries*; D012421:Rupture; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome