Impending Airway Compromise due to Cystic Hygroma
<p>We report on a 3-month-old infant, who arrived in the pediatric emergency department (ED) with a cervical cystic hygroma causing an impending compromise of the airway. We recognize that such a lesion can rapidly progress, and the judicious use of imaging in the ED may help to avoid airway c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2011-05-01
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| Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://escholarship.org/uc/item/17z5050z |