title: Larynx, hypopharynx and mandible injury due to external penetrating neck injury.
abstract: Esophageal and laryngeal injuries due to ballistic injuries are seldom encountered. Ballistic external neck traumas generally result in death. Incidence of external penetrant neck injuries may vary between 1/5000-137000 patients among emergency service referrals. Vascular injuries, esophagus-hypopharynx perforations, laryngotracheal injuries, bony fractures, and segmentations may be encountered in external neck traumas. Here we report a 27-year-old male patient who was referred to our emergency department and presented with hyoid bone fracture, multiple mandibular fractures, and hypopharynx perforation due to a ballistic external neck injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, İstanbul Medeniyet University, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gül
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ozbilen Acar
authors.forename: Muhammet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tekin
authors.forename: Osman H
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Cam
authors.forename: Emre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kaytancı
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007013:Hypopharynx / Q000293:injuries*; D007830:Larynx / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000209:etiology*; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot