title: Traumatic retropharyngeal hematoma--a cause of acute airway obstruction.
abstract: Blunt trauma causing a retropharyngeal hematoma without an associated cervical fracture is a relatively rare occurrence. This article presents the case of a patient with airway compromise from a retropharyngeal hematoma, and discusses the diagnosis, airway management, and treatment of this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, KY, USA.
authors.forename: R O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Heniford
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019838:Neck Injuries; D010614:Pharynx; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014139:Tracheostomy; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*