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The Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
;
: 84-88, 2003.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-652227
ABSTRACT
Nasotracheal intubation is commonly performed for oropharyngeal or facial surgery. Although retropharyngeal dissection is a rare complication of nasotracheal intubation, serious sequelae may result. We report a case of a traumatic retropharyngeal dissection during nasotracheal intubation without untoward sequelae.