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A case of post traumatic retropharyngeal abscess

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Retropharyngeal abscess following blunt trauma neck is rare. We report one such unusual case which was drained surgically.

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  1. 7 Air Force Hospital, Nathu Singh Road, 208 004, Kanpur

    S. K. Awasthi, Angshuman Dutta & B. K. Verghese

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Awasthi, S.K., Dutta, A. & Verghese, B.K. A case of post traumatic retropharyngeal abscess. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 58, 281–283 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03050842

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