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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Main Authors: Itai Shavit, Nira Beck-Razi, Giora Weiser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2011-05-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/17z5050z