Affiliations 

  • 1 University Malaya Medical Centre, Malaysia
J Surg Case Rep, 2012 Oct 01;2012(10):7.
PMID: 24960747 DOI: 10.1093/jscr/2012.10.7

Abstract

Retropharyngeal or parapharyngeal abscesses developing after intubation are rare. This can present as surgical emergency post extubation. We report a case of retropharyngeal abscess that probably occurred as a complication of laryngeal mask insertion.

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