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Retropharyngeal hematoma: Two case reports

Retrofarengeal hematom: İki olgu sunumu

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66–70
Publication Date
2022-10-18
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Thediagnosis of RH should be considered when an anticoagulatedpatient presents with upper airway symptoms.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Retropharyngeal hematoma (RH) is a rare but potentially seriouscomplication of whiplash head trauma and anticoagulantinducedcoagulopathy (AIC).
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Key Findings & Data:The literature is undecided on themanagement of the hematoma by surgical drainage, and the datain the literature is abundant.
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Conclusion & Impact:Thediagnosis of RH should be considered when an anticoagulatedpatient presents with upper airway symptoms.
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Abstract

Retropharyngeal hematoma (RH) is a rare but potentially seriouscomplication of whiplash head trauma and anticoagulantinducedcoagulopathy (AIC). The literature is undecided on themanagement of the hematoma by surgical drainage, and the datain the literature is abundant. We report two patients presentedto emergency service with different etiologies and symptoms.The first case is the spontaneous RH of a patient who couldnot adjust the dosage of warfarin sodium they had been usinglong-term due to heart valve disease, and the second case is anisolated hematoma after minor head trauma in a child. Whilethe first patient required an urgent tracheotomy, we appliedconservative treatment in the second patient. The treatment ofRH may differ according to etiology and severity of symptoms.Once symptoms of airway blockage arise, the airway must beimmediately secured before complete obstruction occurs. Thediagnosis of RH should be considered when an anticoagulatedpatient presents with upper airway symptoms.

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Retrofarengeal hematom (RH), whiplash kafa travması ve antikoagülan kaynaklı koagülopatinin (AKK) nadir fakat potansiyel olarak ciddi bir komplikasyonudur. Literatürde, hematomun cerrahi drenajı kararı konusunda ikilem vardır ve fazla veri bulunmaktadır. Bu yazıda, acil servise farklı etyoloji ve semptomlarla başvuran iki ayrı olgu sunuldu. İlk olgu, kalp kapak hastalığı nedeniyle uzun süredir varfarin sodyum kullanan ve ilacın dozunu ayarlayamayan bir hastada gelişen spontan RH idi ve ikinci olgu, bir çocukta minör kafa travmasından sonra izole bir hematom idi. İlk hastaya acil trakeotomi gerekirken ikinci hastaya konservatif tedavi uygulandı. Retrofarengeal hematomda tedavi, etyolojiye ve semptomların şiddetine göre değişebilir. Hava yolu tıkanıklığı belirtileri ortaya çıktığında, tamamen tıkanma meydana gelmeden önce hava yolu derhal emniyete alınmalıdır. Antikoagüle bir hasta üst solunum yolu semptomları gösterdiğinde RH tanısı düşünülmelidir.

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TANSUKER, H. D., CENGİZ, A. B. (2022). Retropharyngeal hematoma: Two case reports. Kulak Burun Boğaz Uygulamaları, Cilt: 9 - Sayı: 2, 66–70. https://ajindex.com/articles/576511

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