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Retropharyngeal haematoma causing airway obstruction: a multidisciplinary challenge

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

D. Sandooram
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
A. R. Chandramohan
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
G. Radcliffe
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.

Abstract

A case of post-traumatic retropharyngeal haematoma causing airway obstruction in an elderly man on anticoagulant therapy is described. The importance of managing the airway, cervical spine and haemostatic problem with the help of a multidisciplinary team is discussed.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2000

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