| Literature DB >> 3352021 |
J P Smith1, P Morrissey, R S Hemmick, A F Haas, B I Bodai.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 3352021 DOI: 10.1097/00005373-198804000-00027
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Trauma ISSN: 0022-5282