With the emergence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the incidence of deep neck space infections and associated life-threatening complications has been on the rise. We describe a case of tubercular retropharyngeal abscess in an HIV-positive patient who developed bilateral parapharyngeal space abscesses and was treated by incision and drainage.

A retropharyngeal mass may distort the airway anatomy and reduce the space available for manipulation of intubation devices. We encountered a patient with a cervical chordoma occupying the retropharyngeal space. Fiber-optic orotracheal intubation was attempted to secure the airway. Although the fiber-optic bronchoscope (FOB) was successfully placed into the trachea, the tracheal tube could not ...

Only a few cases of anterior longitudinal ligament (ALL) injury related with retropharyngeal hematoma without fracture have previously been reported. The treatment of choice for retropharyngeal hematoma is generally considered to be conservative care, but we believe that early surgery of this pathology would be better in certain situations. Here, we describe two cases with life-threatening larg...

Pharyngeal foreign bodies are quite common. Their diagnosis is usually easy. The risk of complications including retropharyngeal abscess and mediastinitis is rare and it depends mainly on the nature of the foreign body and the period of the therapeutic management. The occurrence of these complications darkens the prognosis of this affection usually benign. We report a 21 years old patient, with...

Retropharyngeal abscesses are deep neck space infections that can pose an immediate life-threatening emergency, with potential for airway compromise and other catastrophic complications. Retropharyngeal abscess can lead to airway obstruction or sepsis both life-threatening emergencies. Fatalities normally occur from patients not receiving treatment immediately and suffocating prior to knowing t...

Retropharyngeal abscess is less frequently seen now as compared to few years ago , yet we have come across this case of a retropharyngeal abscess.All the clinical features suggested a child with meningitis but later on after investigating throughly he was found out to be having a retropharyngeal abcess. Hence, this attempt to report and record a case of retropharyngeal abscess secondary to vert...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to determine the preoperative accuracy of preservation of the retropharyngeal fat plane on magnetic resonance (MR) images in predicting the absence of fixation or extension of head and neck carcinomas to the prevertebral space. METHODS The MR images of 75 patients with T3 or T4 primary pharyngeal or laryngeal cancers seen over a 5-year period and treat...