A Clinical Review on Four Cases of the Retropharyngeal Hematoma.
- Author:
Jun Sung KIM
1
;
Kyong Sun SEO
;
Kag KIM
;
Hyong Ho CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. victocho@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Airway obstruction;
Retropharyngeal space;
Hematoma
- MeSH:
Airway Obstruction;
Diagnosis;
Foreign Bodies;
Hematoma*;
Stellate Ganglion
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2006;49(4):429-433
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Retropharyngeal hematomas are relatively rare. But, they are clinically important because of the close proximity of the retropharyngeal space to the upper airway. The authors experienced four cases of the retropharyngeal hematoma following cervical trauma, esophageal foreign body, stellate ganglion block, and discuss the diagnosis and treatment of individual condition.
