retropharyngeal space
A rare case of atypical lipoma in retropharyngeal space and review of literature
... globular retropharyngeal swelling was seen extending anteriorly till epiglottis obscuring the view of vocal ...the retropharyngeal space is noted, the probability of soft tissue tumors must be ruled ...
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Acute internal jugular vein thrombosis associated with pseudoabscess of the retropharyngeal space
... disease had undergone a thoracotomy for a Glenn proce- dure 1 month previously. Persistently elevated pressures in the superior vena cava were associated with right ventric- ular outlet obstruction. She had had fever and ...
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<p>Prediction of difficult airway management in traumatic cervical spine injury: influence of retropharyngeal space extension</p>
... Background: Retropharyngeal hematoma following cervical spine trauma may lead to life-threatening upper airway obstruction and difficult airway ...of retropharyngeal space (RPS) was associated with ...
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The Changes of Retropharyngeal Space and Retrotracheal Space in Patients Undergoing Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Surgery: A Retrospective Study
... (retropharyngeal space) and the sixth cervical vertebral level (retrotracheal space) on the lateral view of radiographs of the cervical spine using digital measuring ...
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Radiologic manifestations of angioedema
... Fig. 2 A 68-year-old male with angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor-induced angioedema involving the soft palate, pharynx and larynx. a Scout view of the neck computed tomography (CT) shows enlargement of the ...
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Role of Computed Tomography Imaging in Evaluation Cervical Lymph Nodes in Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
... 4.2%. Retropharyngeal space lymph nodes is present in 39% of the total number of 141 patients with nasopharyngeal cancer, supraclavicular lymph nodes accounting for ...
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The Role of MR Imaging in Detecting Nodal Disease in Thyroidectomy Patients with Rising Thyroglobulin Levels
... with retropharyngeal metasta- ...the retropharyngeal space and level II nodes in the parapharyngeal space for nodal metastases be- cause these are likely to occur more commonly than recog- ...
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MR Imaging of the Superior Cervical Ganglion and Inferior Ganglion of the Vagus Nerve: Structures That Can Mimic Pathologic Retropharyngeal Lymph Nodes
... Subjects 1. From February 2015 to January 2016, eighty-four patients underwent neck MR imaging for the evaluation of both benign and malignant neoplasms of the head and neck before treatment. Fifty-four of 84 patients ...
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Kawasaki Disease with Rare Presentation Masquerading as Severe Infection in Children: A 10-year Retrospective Review in a Tertiary Hospital in Hong Kong SAR
... or retropharyngeal abscess-like edema (RPE) or acute ...of retropharyngeal edema which is better identified on ...the retropharyngeal space consists of loose connective tissue and therefore ...
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A study on deep neck space infections.
... The middle layer of deep cervical fascia encloses the anterior contents of the neck and has two divisions. The muscular division surrounds the infrahyoid strap muscles (sternothyroid, sternohyoid, and thyrohyoid) and ...
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Traumatic Retropharyngeal Abscess of Insidious Onset—A Case Report and Literature Review
... The facial envelope which surrounds the neck structures is partitioned into may potential spaces of which retropharyngeal space is one of them [1]. Retropha- ryngeal abscess is an abscess of the deep spaces ...
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<p>Evaluation of Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in the Detection of Retropharyngeal Lymph Node Metastases in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients</p>
... 1 Retropharyngeal lymph nodes (RLNs), located within the retropharyngeal space and bound anteriorly by the middle layer of the deep cervical fascia, posteriorly by the prevertebral fascia, and ...
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Keep an Eye and an Airway on New Oral Anticoagulants- Spontaneous Retropharyngeal Hematoma in a Patient with Chronic Renal Failure
... of retropharyngeal space can be displaced towards their origin as a result of hemorrhage and can lead to fatal airway ...obstruction. Retropharyngeal hemorrhage has a reported mortality of up to 20% ...
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CHRONIC RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS ASSOCIATED WITH GRANULOMATOUS LYMPHADENOPATHY IN CHILDREN
... The contents of the retropharyngeal space consist of fat and lymph nodes, known as Rouviere lymph nodes. These lymph nodes begin to regress from after 4 years of age and this explains why before this ...
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Giant Retropharyngeal Abscess in a Nigerian Adult Following Fish Bone Throat Injury
... The retropharyngeal space is one of the deep neck spaces with the skull base as the superior border, the inferior and the posterior limits are the superior mediastinum and the prevertebral fascia ...
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Retropharyngeal Aberrant Thymus
... ABSTRACT. Introduction. Upper airway obstruction from a retropharyngeal mass requires urgent evaluation. In children, the differential diagnosis includes infection, trauma, neoplasm, and congenital abnormalities. ...
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Fish bone foreign body presenting with an acute fulminating retropharyngeal abscess in a resource challenged center: a case report
... Retropharyngeal abscess is not common nowadays with the increasing use of antibiotics in the treatment of upper respiratory tract infections. It is almost exclusively a pediatric diagnosis. Most incidents occur in ...
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The Moving Carotid Artery: A Retrospective Review of the Retropharyngeal Carotid Artery and the Incidence of Positional Changes on Serial Studies
... the retropharyngeal carotid arteries was at the level of the hyoid bone in all patients (Figs 2 and ...a retropharyngeal position by the tip of the greater cornu of the hyoid bone after being drawn ...
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Magnetic resonance and computed tomography imaging of a carotid body tumor in a dog
... renalis, hepaticus, mesenterici craniales and inguinalis superficialis), a heterogenous hyperdense enlarged right pancreas lobe and abnormal densities in the subpleural region of the left caudal lung lobe. On the CT ...
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Upper Cervical Spine Infection Complication of Hypopharyngeal Injury
... Background: We describe a rare case of Candida albicans retropharyngeal infection with upper cervical spondylodiscitis associated with epidural abscess triggered by ingestion of a chicken bone. Case Description: A ...
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