Retropharyngeal hematomas.
Hyperextension of the cervical spine in the elderly can cause retropharyngeal hematomas. We report this unusual cause of retropharyngeal hematoma in a 77-year-old women. The airway must be thoroughly evaluated in any such patient in whom this lesion is suspected.
Smith
J P
JP
Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Vallejo, California.
Morrissey
P
P
Hemmick
R S
RS
Haas
A F
AF
Bodai
B I
BI
D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D010614:Pharynx; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed