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Case Reports
. 1995 Mar-Apr;13(2):165-7.
doi: 10.1016/0736-4679(94)00137-5.

Traumatic retropharyngeal hematoma--a cause of acute airway obstruction

R O Mitchell  1 , B T Heniford
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Traumatic retropharyngeal hematoma--a cause of acute airway obstruction

R O Mitchell et al. J Emerg Med. 1995 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Blunt trauma causing a retropharyngeal hematoma without an associated cervical fracture is a relatively rare occurrence. This article presents the case of a patient with airway compromise from a retropharyngeal hematoma, and discusses the diagnosis, airway management, and treatment of this condition.

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