[Retropharyngeal dissection, a rare complication of nasal intubation (author's transl)].
Three cases are described of retropharyngeal dissection as a complication of nasal intubation. In each case after introduction of the tube through the nose the tip failed to appear in the pharynx. Palpation revealed that the tube lay in the submucous plane.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009296:Nasal Cavity; D010614:Pharynx / Q000293:injuries*
Retropharyngeale Dissektion, eine seltene Komplikation bei der nasalen Intubation