Assessment and treatment of hypopharyngeal and cervical esophagus injury: Literature review

Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis. 2020 Dec;137(6):489-492. doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2020.01.018. Epub 2020 Feb 10.

Abstract

Wounds and perforations of the upper gastrointestinal tract are serious and life-threatening. The hypopharynx and cervical esophagus, by their respective anatomical positions, are exposed to traumatic wounds, most often during diagnostic tests, but management such wounds remains a subject of discussion. The present article analyzes the current state of knowledge on epidemiology, etiologies, risk factors, diagnostic management, prognostic factors and available treatments.

Keywords: Cervical esophagus; Hypopharynx; Treatment.; Wounds.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Burns, Chemical / etiology
  • Burns, Chemical / therapy
  • Esophageal Perforation* / diagnosis
  • Esophageal Perforation* / etiology
  • Esophageal Perforation* / therapy
  • Esophagus / diagnostic imaging
  • Esophagus / injuries*
  • Foreign Bodies / complications
  • Foreign Bodies / therapy
  • Humans
  • Hypopharynx / diagnostic imaging
  • Hypopharynx / injuries*
  • Iatrogenic Disease
  • Prognosis
  • Wounds, Penetrating* / diagnosis
  • Wounds, Penetrating* / etiology
  • Wounds, Penetrating* / therapy