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UAO: upper airway obstruction. Hematoma may localize in the mouth floor, tongue, retropharyngeal space, epiglottis, airway wall or localize in the mediastinum around the airway potentially causing UAO
Publications
Airway obstruction: a rare complication of thrombolytic therapy.
The Journal of laryngology and otology 2005 Oct;119;819-21 — 2005 Oct — 819-21
Lingual hematoma as a potential cause of upper airway obstruction.
Anesthesia and analgesia 1999 Dec;89;1573-5 — 1999 Dec — 1573-5