International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 151-154 , December 2008

A rare case of spontaneous retropharyngeal heamatoma presenting as acute respiratory distress in a child

  • Gautam Bir Singh

      Affiliations

    • Department Of Otorhinolaryngology & Head-Neck Surgery, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi 110029, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. House No. 1433/Sector 15, Faridabad 121007 (National Capital Region), Haryana, India. Tel.: +91 95129 4012368/4007550.
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  • Lalhming Mawii

      Affiliations

    • Department Of Otorhinolaryngology & Head-Neck Surgery, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi 110029, India
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  • Suman Bhandari Grover

      Affiliations

    • Department Of Radioimaging & Diagnosis, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi 110029, India
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  • N. Sita Lakshmi

      Affiliations

    • Department Of Anaesthesia, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi 110029, India
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  • Imran Ansari

      Affiliations

    • Department Of Otorhinolaryngology & Head-Neck Surgery, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi 110029, India
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  • V.P. Venkatachalam

      Affiliations

    • Department Of Otorhinolaryngology & Head-Neck Surgery, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi 110029, India

Received 14 January 2008 ,Revised 15 February 2008 ,Accepted 21 February 2008.

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PII: S1871-4048(08)00019-1

doi: 10.1016/j.pedex.2008.02.002

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 151-154 , December 2008

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