Vol.100 No.12 contentsPRACTICA OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGICA
Vol. 100 No. 12 December 2007
A Case of Dysphagia Secondary to Pharyngo-laryngeal Trauma
Yukiko Mochizuki, Takayuki Mochizuki, Ritsuko Yoneda and Hajime Hirose
(Yamato Tokushukai Hospital)
Koichiro Nishiyama
(Nishiyama ENT clinic)
Satoshi Horiguchi
(Kitasato University)
Mamoru Tsukuda
(Yokohama City Univercity Graduate school of Medicine)
Trauma to the pharynx and larynx often leads to dysfunctions of phonation and deglutition. In the case of an old injury, the treatment is always particularly difficult due to the subsequent formation of scar or granulation tissues. We recently encountered a case of trauma to the pharynx associated with open injury of the neck by a power shovel. The patient was referred to our clinic more than 2 months after the initial wound closure for reconstruction of air and food passages. Through a careful revision of the pharyngeal stenosis due to scar formations, we succeeded in reestablishing his vocal and swallowing functions.
Key words : injury, a power shovel, pharyngeal and laryngeal functions