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Emerg Med J 2005;22:230-231
  • Case report

Pneumomediastinum secondary to an apparently trivial stab wound to the neck: the value of the Hamman’s sign and thorough radiological investigation

  1. L Enguidanos1,
  2. A Pfleiderer1,
  3. W Smith1,
  4. S Ramkumar2
  1. 1Edith Cavell Hospital, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK
  2. 2Luton and Dunstable Hospital, Luton, Bedfordshire, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
 Mr Andrew Pfleiderer
 ENT Department, Edith Cavell Hospital, Bretton, Peterborough PE3 9GZ, UK; agpfleidererdoctors.org.uk
  • Accepted 19 August 2003

Abstract

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.

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