• Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol · Dec 2006

    Airway obstruction secondary to thoracic aortic aneurysm leak. A case report.

    • Omar Sabra, Alain Sabri, and Pierre Sfeir.
    • Medical Center, American University of Beirut, Beirut PO Box: 11-0236, 11072020 Riad El-Solh/Beirut, Lebanon. sabraomar@yahoo.com
    • Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2006 Dec 1;263(12):1144-6.

    AbstractRetropharyngeal hematoma is a rare entity that has various etiologies. Anticoagulation is believed to be the most common cause. Aortic aneurysm leak was reported as a cause of this disease only once. We believe that our case is the second case of retropharyngeal hematoma caused by a leaking aortic aneurysm. A case discussion and management is presented in this article.

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