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Case Reports
. 2009 Nov-Dec;75(6):909.
doi: 10.1016/s1808-8694(15)30559-0.

Retropharyngeal abscess following a gun shot injury

Shitij Arora  1 , J K Sharma, S K Pippal, Abhinav Yadav, Murtaza Najmi, Deepanshu Singhal
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Case Reports

Retropharyngeal abscess following a gun shot injury

Shitij Arora et al. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 Nov-Dec.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Figure 1
sequential lateral neck x-rays showing resolution of the abscess
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