Retropharyngeal hematoma: A complication of anticoagulant therapy

Journal Medical Libanais

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 351-354

  Hamasni, Chucri M ^a,b  

^a Berbir Hospital   (Lebanon)

^b Almabani Bldg   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; DICOUMAROL; HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; PHYTOMENADIONE;

AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPHAGIA; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHARYNX DISEASE; RETROPHARYNGEAL HEMATOMA; SNEEZING;

AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANTICOAGULANTS; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; MALE; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES;

EID: 0035526659     PISSN: 00239852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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