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  • Title: Management strategy for penetrating oropharyngeal injury.
    Author: Singer JI.
    Journal: Pediatr Emerg Care; 1989 Dec; 5(4):250-2. PubMed ID: 2602203.
    Abstract:
    Direct force applied to an object held in the mouth may cause either superficial or penetrating injury within the oropharynx. The natural course for a majority of these injuries is spontaneous healing. Penetrating trauma in the parapharyngeal space may cause life-threatening vascular injuries. Violation of the retropharyngeal space may lead to dissecting emphysema or mediastinitis. Knowledge of these infrequent but serious sequelae complicates emergency department management decisions.
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