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Case Reports
. 1985 Oct;23(5):322-5.
doi: 10.1016/0266-4356(85)90002-6.

Lingual haematoma leading to upper airway obstruction

N R Hing, M D Bowler, P L Byth, C G Daly
Case Reports

Lingual haematoma leading to upper airway obstruction

N R Hing et al. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1985 Oct.

Abstract

A case is reported in which upper airway obstruction occurred in a patient following suturing of his lacerated tongue under local anaesthesia and the subsequent development of a large lingual haematoma.

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