title: [Traumatic retropharyngeal hematoma].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To accurate the diagnosis and treatment of retropharyngeal hematoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors show a case of retropharyngeal hematoma that appears just after a difficult and urgent orotracheal intubation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The retropharyngeal hematomas use to be spontaneously uptaken so that treatment may be observation. Sometimes, a surgical drainage is needed. Etiology, clinical signs, diagnosis and surgical indications are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Servicio ORL, Hospital General de Castellón, España. INSULA@santandersupernet.com
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Riera Sala
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Valladares Molina
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gozalbo Navarro
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010614:Pharynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D013396:Suction; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed