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David Myssiorek, MD; Craig Shalmi

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1989;115(9):1130-1132.

Abstract
• The development of a retropharyngeal hematoma following a whiplash injury is a rare occurrence. The potential for airway compression necessitates rapid assessment and treatment. An 80-year-old man who had been receiving long-term aspirin therapy sustained a retropharyngeal hematoma following a motor vehicle accident. Management consisted of tracheostomy, neck exploration, and evacuation and drainage of the hematoma. To the best of our knowledge, there are less than 20 citations of traumatic retropharyngeal hematoma in the English literature. Retropharyngeal hematoma has been associated with cervical extension/flexion injuries, anticoagulation therapy, great-vessel trauma, and foreign body ingestion.

(Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1989;115:1130-1132)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY. Dr Myssiorek is now with the Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Disorders, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Nov 29, 1988.

Reprint requests to Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Disorders, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY 11042 (Dr Myssiorek).

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