Postobstructive pulmonary edema after biopsy of a nasopharyngeal mass

We describe a case of 17 year-old male with a nasopharyngeal rhabdomyosarcoma who developed postobstructive pulmonary edema (POPE) after removing the endotracheal tube following biopsy. He developed muffled voice, rhinorrhea, dysphagia, odynophagia, and difficulty breathing through nose and weight l...

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Main Authors: Keyur Kamlesh Mehta, Sabina Qureshi Ahmad, Vikas Shah, Haesoon Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007115300502