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Vol. 61. Issue 3.
Pages 259-261 (May - June 2019)
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Vol. 61. Issue 3.
Pages 259-261 (May - June 2019)
Brief report
Traumatic pharyngeal perforation secondary to a syndesmophyte
Perforación faríngea traumática secundaria a sindesmofito
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M. Fernández del Castillo Ascanio
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, D. Eiroa Gutiérrez
Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Sección Radiología de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Ntra. Sra. De Candelaria (HUNSC), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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We report the case of a 57-year-old man who presented at the emergency department with injuries to his face and head after falling down the stairs. A head computed tomography examination done because he complained of an intense headache revealed air bubbles in the retropharyngeal space. Given this finding, a computed tomography of the neck was done to evaluate the possibility of pharyngeal perforation.

Traumatic pharyngeal perforations are uncommon, but those caused by the calcification of the anterior longitudinal ligament, as in our case, are even more uncommon.

Keywords:
Perforation
Pharynx
Trauma
Syndesmophyte
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Se trata de un paciente varón, de 57 años, que acude al servicio de urgencias tras traumatismo facial y craneoencefálico al caerse por las escaleras. El paciente refiere cefalea intensa, motivo por el cual se le solicita una tomografía computarizada craneal donde se objetivan burbujas aéreas en espacio retrofaríngeo. Dado este hallazgo, se decide ampliar el estudio a región cervical y valorar así la posibilidad de perforación faríngea.

Las perforaciones faríngeas en el contexto traumático son poco frecuentes, pero más aún lo son las causadas por la calcificación del ligamento longitudinal anterior como en nuestro caso.

Palabras clave:
Perforación
Faringe
Trauma
Sindesmofito

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