title: Pharyngeal perforation after blunt cervical trauma in child.
abstract: Pharyngeal perforation caused by non-penetrating cervical trauma is an extremely rare clinical entity both in adults and children. Data concerning management of this type of injury are quite rare in surgical and even scarcer in pediatric literature. Since delay in treatment may be associated with life-threatening complications, prompt diagnosis coupled with appropriate therapy is essential for achieving favorable clinical outcome. To the best of authors' knowledge, the present study illustrates for the first time the experience with successful treatment of pharyngeal perforation caused by a blunt cervical trauma in a child.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Olomouc and Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, I. P. Pavlova 6, 775 20 Olomouc, Czech Republic. Electronic address: beruska22@centrum.sk.
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Svetlikova
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Olomouc and Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, I. P. Pavlova 6, 775 20 Olomouc, Czech Republic. Electronic address: stareki@fnol.cz.
authors.forename: Ivo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Starek
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Olomouc and Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, I. P. Pavlova 6, 775 20 Olomouc, Czech Republic. Electronic address: michaela.spenerova@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Michaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spenerova
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Olomouc and Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, I. P. Pavlova 6, 775 20 Olomouc, Czech Republic. Electronic address: potesil.jan@seznam.cz.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Potesil
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hospital of Slovak Railways and Institute of Neurobiology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Soltesovej 4, 040 01 Kosice, Slovak Republic. Electronic address: sullaigorz49@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sulla
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Olomouc and Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, I. P. Pavlova 6, 775 20 Olomouc, Czech Republic. Electronic address: csabaright@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Csaba
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hucko
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Olomouc and Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, I. P. Pavlova 6, 775 20 Olomouc, Czech Republic. Electronic address: vladimir.mihal@fnol.cz.
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mihal
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Olomouc and Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, I. P. Pavlova 6, 775 20 Olomouc, Czech Republic. Electronic address: balik.vladimir@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Balik
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D010614:Pharynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Blunt non-penetrating cervical trauma; Pediatrics; Pharyngeal perforation