Severe upper airway obstruction due to delayed retropharyngeal hematoma formation following blunt cervical trauma
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We report a case of severe upper airway obstruction due to a retropharyngeal hematoma that presented nearly one day after a precipitating traumatic injury. Retropharyngeal hematomas are rare, but may cause life-threatening airway com...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Anesthesiology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2253/7/2 |