Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

J Clin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1994; 5(2):359-363

pISSN: 1225-0244, eISSN: 2713-833X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35420/jcohns.1994.5.2.359

종설

거대한 인두후 혈종 1례

김광현¹, 강석태¹, 강제구¹, 장용주¹

A Case of Huge Retropharyngeal Hematoma

Kwang Hyun Kim¹, Hong Ryul Jin¹, Jae Koo Kang¹, Yong Ju Chang¹

¹서울대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실

¹Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine Seoul National University, Seoul，Korea

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Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

Retropharyngeal hematoma is a very rare disease. Its clinical importance lies in its close proximity to the upper airway. Often emergency measures such as tracheotomy to secure adequate airway are required prior to the definitive treatment.

In a case reported here, a massive retropharyngeal hemorrhage developed subsequent to a fall down in a 71-year-old man. Airway obstruction necessitated a tracheotomy and the hematoma resolved after 20 days without surgical drainage.

Keywords: Retropharyngeal hematoma