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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery > Volume 38(3); 1995 > Article
Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1995;38(3): 459-62.
A Clinical Study on the Pediatric Oropharyngeal Trauma
Beob Ryang Wee, MD, Kwang Ik Ko, MD, Hyun Gyoo Park, MD, Hee Wan Park, MD, and Kwang Ryun Ko, MD
Department of Otoalryngology, Kwangju Christian Hospital, Kwangju, Korea
소아 구인두 외상에 대한 임상적 고찰
위법량 · 박현규 · 고광익 · 박희완 · 고광련
광주기독병원 이비인후과
ABSTRACT

Inadvertant oropharyngeal injury is not uncommon problem in the pediatric population. Also minor oropharyngeal traumas have been associated with severe complications depending on their injury site. A retrospective review of 45 oropharyngeal injury patients from 1988 to 1993 at Kwangju Christian Hospital was undertaken for the analysis of injury site, mechanism, and distribution of sex, age. Sex ratio of male to female was 2 : 1. The most common site of injury was supratonsillar region(53%). The age of patient was varied from 4 maonths to 8 years old, with the average of 2.7 years old(majorities were below 4 years old). Causing materials were plastic toy(15 cases) and wood stick(14 cases), spoon(3 cases), chopstick(3 cases) and hair pin(2 cases) etc. None of the patients developed severe complication.

Keywords: Oropharyngeal trauma.
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