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Review
. 2025 May 22;6(4):100178.
doi: 10.1016/j.acepjo.2025.100178. eCollection 2025 Aug.

Man Complaining of Sore Throat

Jasmine Yu  1 , Payton Sullivan  2 , Jasmine Thompson  1 , Joseph S Colla  1
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Review

Man Complaining of Sore Throat

Jasmine Yu et al. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. .
No abstract available

Keywords: esophageal perforation; foreign body ingestion; subcutaneous air; ultrasound.

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All authors have affirmed they have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Bedside ultrasound showed shadowing under an area of subcutaneous air (arrow) adjacent to the trachea (star).
Video
Video
Ultrasound revealing subcutaneous air adjacent to the trachea.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Computed tomography of the neck shows cross-sections demonstrating (A) anterior subcutaneous gas correlating with ultrasound image (Fig 1) and (B) rectangular metallic density.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Computed tomography of the neck demonstrated a rectangular metallic density with multiple foci of gas consistent with esophageal perforation.
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