TY - JOUR
T1 - Retropharyngeal hematoma following fish-bone ingestion
AU - Ophir, D.
AU - Bartal, N.
PY - 1988
Y1 - 1988
N2 - Retropharyngeal hematomas have been reported following deep neck infections, violent neck and body movements caused by coughing and vomiting or muscular exercise, laryngeal foreign bodies, trauma to great vessels in the neck, direct trauma to the neck, cervical spine fractures, and anticoagulant therapy. Spontaneous development of retropharyngeal hematoma has also been described. Because displacement of the posterior pharyngeal wall by blood may lead to airway obstruction, a retropharyngeal hematoma mandates immediate medical evaluation and treatment. We present a case of retropharyngeal hematoma that occurred following fish-bone ingestion, in which the onset of hematoma and subsequent airway compromise were insidious over a period of several hours.
AB - Retropharyngeal hematomas have been reported following deep neck infections, violent neck and body movements caused by coughing and vomiting or muscular exercise, laryngeal foreign bodies, trauma to great vessels in the neck, direct trauma to the neck, cervical spine fractures, and anticoagulant therapy. Spontaneous development of retropharyngeal hematoma has also been described. Because displacement of the posterior pharyngeal wall by blood may lead to airway obstruction, a retropharyngeal hematoma mandates immediate medical evaluation and treatment. We present a case of retropharyngeal hematoma that occurred following fish-bone ingestion, in which the onset of hematoma and subsequent airway compromise were insidious over a period of several hours.
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AN - SCOPUS:0023778748
SN - 0145-5613
VL - 67
SP - 528
EP - 530
JO - Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
JF - Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
IS - 7
ER -