Retropharyngeal abscess: Pitfalls of plain films and computed tomography

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 258-262

  Brechtelsbauer, P Bradley ^a   Garetz, Susan L ^a   Gebarski, Stephen S ^a   Bradford, Carol R ^a  

^a Dept Otolaryngol/Hd Neck Surg ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PHARYNGOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS;

EID: 0030753830     PISSN: 01960709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0709(97)90006-5     Document Type: Article

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