Category Radiology

Retropharyngeal Abscess

KEY FACTS Terminology Extranodal purulent fluid collection in retropharyngeal space (RPS) Imaging Lateral radiograph: Wide prevertebral distance with loss of normal contours at hypopharynx-esophagus interface CECT best tool for rapid characterization & evaluation of extent/complications RPS distended by defined, ovoid,…

Approach to Pediatric Airway

Introduction Anatomically & functionally, the pediatric airway can be divided into upper & lower segments at the glottis (larynx) or large & small airways at the transition from the cartilage-containing bronchi proximally to the distal airways that lack supporting cartilage.…