Li L, Chen Y. Life-threatening airway obstruction due to retropharyngeal and cervicomediastinal hematomas following transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt procedure for acute variceal bleeding in cirrhosis.
Clin Case Rep 2023;
11:e7005. [PMID:
36911633 PMCID:
PMC9992143 DOI:
10.1002/ccr3.7005]
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Abstract
We report a case of life-threatening airway obstruction due to retropharyngeal-cervicomediastinal hematomas following transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt or acute variceal bleeding in cirrhosis. Even though this is a rare complication, clinicians should maintain a high index of suspicion and evaluate and treat it promptly to prevent a fatal outcome.
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