title: Lingual haematoma leading to upper airway obstruction.
abstract: A case is reported in which upper airway obstruction occurred in a patient following suturing of his lacerated tongue under local anaesthesia and the subsequent development of a large lingual haematoma.
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Hing
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Bowler
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Byth
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Daly
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014059:Tongue / Q000293:injuries; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000150:complications*