A CASE OF TRAUMATIC RETROPHARYNGEAL HEMATOMA NECESSITATING EMERGENCY TRACHEOSTOMY

Authors

  • K KOIRALA
  • BK SINHA
  • DK BASKOTA

Abstract

Patients with traumatic retropharyngeal hematoma are rare referrals to the Head and Neck surgery division of Otolaryngology Department of the Teaching Hospital. We report a case of a 30 year-old man, who sustained a road traffic accident leading to injury in the neck. He presented with the complaints of neck pain, hoarseness, difficulty in swallowing and progressing dyspnea of 16 hours duration. Emergency tracheostomy was performed and retropharyngeal hematoma was evacuated. Patient recovered completely by about 8 days.

Keywords: Respiratory distress, Retropharyngeal hematoma, Tracheostomy, Traumatic

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2014-01-03

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KOIRALA K, SINHA B, BASKOTA D. A CASE OF TRAUMATIC RETROPHARYNGEAL HEMATOMA NECESSITATING EMERGENCY TRACHEOSTOMY. Nepalese J ENT Head Neck Surg [Internet]. 2014 Jan. 3 [cited 2024 Jul. 6];4(2):22-3. Available from: https://njehns.org.np/index.php/njehns/article/view/111

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Vol. 4 No. 2 (2013)

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Case Reports

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