Transcervical foreign body

The uncommon occurrence of acute retropharyngeal abscess in adults can be the result of a retained foreign body. A large piece of wood impacted in the neck in a road traffic accident and presenting as retropharyngeal and bilateral parapharyngeal abscesses is reported for its rarity and clinical inte...

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Published in:Journal of laryngology and otology 2000-06, Vol.114 (6), p.471-472
Main Authors: Ahmad, Rauf, Pampori, Rafiq Ahmad, Wani, Asef Ahmad, Qazi, Sajjad Majid, Ahad, Sheikh Abdul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
(RF) Otorhinolaryngology
Accidents, Traffic
Adult
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Ent and stomatologic bacterial diseases
Ent, stomatology, face, injuries. Foreign bodies. Diseases due to physical agents: otorhinolaryngology
Foreign bodies
Foreign Bodies - complications
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Neck
Neck Injuries - diagnostic imaging
Pharyngeal Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Pharyngeal Diseases - etiology
Retropharyngeal abscess
Retropharyngeal Abscess - diagnostic imaging
Retropharyngeal Abscess - etiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
Wood
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Summary:The uncommon occurrence of acute retropharyngeal abscess in adults can be the result of a retained foreign body. A large piece of wood impacted in the neck in a road traffic accident and presenting as retropharyngeal and bilateral parapharyngeal abscesses is reported for its rarity and clinical interest.
ISSN:0022-2151
1748-5460
DOI:10.1258/0022215001905896