Aiken AH et al: Approach to masses in head and neck spaces. In: Diseases of the Brain, Head and Neck, Spine 2020–2023: Diagnostic Imaging. [Internet]. Hodler J et al, editors. Cham: Springer, 2020
Lim S et al: Deep neck inflammation: probable Kawasaki disease in Korean children. Clin Exp Otorhinolaryngol. 13(1):77-82, 2020
Mnatsakanian A et al: Anatomy, Head and Neck, Retropharyngeal Space 2020 in StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020
Appachi S et al: Spontaneous cervical chyle fistula: A case report. Am J Otolaryngol. 40(4):598-600, 2019
Au DCY et al: Kawasaki disease with retropharyngeal edema: case series from a single center experience. Chin Med J (Engl). 132(14):1753-4, 2019
Chapman SC et al: Lemierre's syndrome: an atypical presentation. Ann Vasc Surg. 60:479.e1-4, 2019
Inagaki K et al: Deep neck space involvement of Kawasaki disease in the US: a population-based study. J Pediatr. 215:118-22, 2019
Naik PP et al: Longus colli tendinitis: the lost twin of retropharyngeal abscess. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 71(Suppl 1):771-5, 2019
Ratzon R et al: Thrombosis, anticoagulation and outcomes in malignant superior vena cava syndrome. J Thromb Thrombolysis. 47(1):121-8, 2019
Bhatt AA: Non-traumatic causes of fluid in the retropharyngeal space. Emerg Radiol. 25(5):547-51, 2018
Zimmerman S et al: Rapid Fire: Superior Vena Cava Syndrome. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 36(3):577-584, 2018
Hsu CH et al: An unusual case of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis presenting with retropharyngeal edema. Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis. 133(5):355-356, 2016
Al-Natour MS et al: Superior vena cava syndrome with retropharyngeal edema as a complication of ventriculoatrial shunt. Clin Case Rep. 3(10):777-80, 2015
Nomura O et al: Comparison of patients with Kawasaki disease with retropharyngeal edema and patients with retropharyngeal abscess. Eur J Pediatr. 173(3):381-6, 2014
Nomura O et al: Comparison of patients with Kawasaki disease with retropharyngeal edema and patients with retropharyngeal abscess. Eur J Pediatr. 173(3):381-6, 2014
Puhakka L et al: Retropharyngeal involvement in Kawasaki disease--a report of four patients with retropharyngeal edema verified by magnetic resonance imaging. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 78(10):1774-8, 2014
Katsumata N et al: Characteristics of cervical computed tomography findings in kawasaki disease: a single-center experience. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 37(5):681-5, 2013
Nurata H et al: Retropharyngeal hematoma secondary to whiplash injury in childhood: a case report. Turk Neurosurg. 22(4):521-3, 2012
Paik NC et al: Tendinitis of longus colli: computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and clinical spectra of 9 cases. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 36(6):755-61, 2012
Vollmann R et al: Pathways in the diagnosis of prevertebral tendinitis. Eur J Radiol. 81(1):114-7, 2012
Hoang JK et al: Multiplanar CT and MRI of collections in the retropharyngeal space: is it an abscess? AJR Am J Roentgenol. 196(4):W426-32, 2011
Jordan MT et al: Esophageal foreign body sensation: a rare presentation of angioedema. J Emerg Med. 39(2):174-7, 2010
Langley EW et al: Retropharyngeal edema: an unusual manifestation of Kawasaki disease. J Emerg Med. 39(2):181-5, 2010
Rizk NN et al: Case report: mediastinal hematoma secondary to hypertension, presenting as a retropharyngeal space abscess. Laryngoscope. 120 Suppl 4:S179, 2010
Ellika SK et al: Acute calcific tendinitis of the longus colli: an imaging diagnosis. Dentomaxillofac Radiol. 37(2):121-4, 2008
Spennato P et al: Retropharyngeal cerebrospinal fluid collection as a cause of postoperative dysphagia after anterior cervical discectomy. Surg Neurol. 67(5):499-503; discussion 503, 2007
Gelineck J et al: Retropharyngeal tendinitis: radiographic and magnetic resonance imaging findings. Acta Radiol. 47(8):806-9, 2006
Anagnostara A et al: Traumatic retropharyngeal hematoma and prevertebral edema induced by whiplash injury. Emerg Radiol. 11(3):145-9, 2005
Kurihara N et al: Edema in the retropharyngeal space associated with head and neck tumors: CT imaging characteristics. Neuroradiology. 47(8):609-15, 2005
Vural C et al: Accuracy of computerized tomography in deep neck infections in the pediatric population. Am J Otolaryngol. 24(3):143-8, 2003
Mihmanli I et al: Inflammation of vertebral bone associated with acute calcific tendinitis of the longus colli muscle. Neuroradiology. 43(12):1098-101, 2001
Muñoz A et al: Acute neck infections: prospective comparison between CT and MRI in 47 patients. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 25(5):733-41, 2001
Chong VF et al: Radiology of the retropharyngeal space. Clin Radiol. 55(10):740-8, 2000
Altman KW et al: Angioedema presenting in the retropharyngeal space in an adult. Am J Otolaryngol. 20(2):136-8, 1999
Boucher C et al: Retropharyngeal abscesses: a clinical and radiologic correlation. J Otolaryngol. 28(3):134-7, 1999
Stone ME et al: Correlation between computed tomography and surgical findings in retropharyngeal inflammatory processes in children. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 49(2):121-5, 1999
Eastwood JD et al: Retropharyngeal effusion in acute calcific prevertebral tendinitis: diagnosis with CT and MR imaging. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 19(9):1789-92, 1998
De Maeseneer M et al: Calcific tendinitis of the longus colli muscle. Head Neck. 19(6):545-8, 1997
Plewa MC et al: Benign cervical prevertebral soft tissue swelling in traumatic asphyxia. J Trauma. 38(6):937-40, 1995
Poe LB et al: Acute internal jugular vein thrombosis associated with pseudoabscess of the retropharyngeal space. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 16(4 Suppl):892-6, 1995
Mukherji SK et al: Radiologic appearance of the irradiated larynx. Part I. Expected changes. Radiology. 193(1):141-8, 1994
Ring D et al: Acute calcific retropharyngeal tendinitis. Clinical presentation and pathological characterization. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 76(11):1636-42, 1994
Glasier CM et al: CT and ultrasound imaging of retropharyngeal abscesses in children. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 13(4):1191-5, 1992
Davis WL et al: The normal and diseased infrahyoid retropharyngeal, danger, and prevertebral spaces. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 12(3):241-56, 1991
Davis WL et al: Retropharyngeal space: evaluation of normal anatomy and diseases with CT and MR imaging. Radiology. 174(1):59-64, 1990
Artenian DJ et al: Acute neck pain due to tendonitis of the longus colli: CT and MRI findings. Neuroradiology. 31(2):166-9, 1989
Myssiorek D et al: Traumatic retropharyngeal hematoma. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 115(9):1130-2, 1989
Sneed WF et al: Retropharyngeal pseudomasses. South Med J. 77(4):528-30, 1984
Hayden CK Jr et al: Retropharyngeal edema, airway obstruction, and caval thrombosis. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 138(4):757-8, 1982
Weinberg S et al: Retropharyngeal tendinitis. Laryngoscope. 92(2):181-2, 1982
Bryan CS et al: Retropharyngeal infection in adults. Arch Intern Med. 134(1):126-30, 1974
Aiken AH et al: Approach to masses in head and neck spaces. In: Diseases of the Brain, Head and Neck, Spine 2020–2023: Diagnostic Imaging. [Internet]. Hodler J et al, editors. Cham: Springer, 2020
Lim S et al: Deep neck inflammation: probable Kawasaki disease in Korean children. Clin Exp Otorhinolaryngol. 13(1):77-82, 2020
Mnatsakanian A et al: Anatomy, Head and Neck, Retropharyngeal Space 2020 in StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020
Appachi S et al: Spontaneous cervical chyle fistula: A case report. Am J Otolaryngol. 40(4):598-600, 2019
Au DCY et al: Kawasaki disease with retropharyngeal edema: case series from a single center experience. Chin Med J (Engl). 132(14):1753-4, 2019
Chapman SC et al: Lemierre's syndrome: an atypical presentation. Ann Vasc Surg. 60:479.e1-4, 2019
Inagaki K et al: Deep neck space involvement of Kawasaki disease in the US: a population-based study. J Pediatr. 215:118-22, 2019
Naik PP et al: Longus colli tendinitis: the lost twin of retropharyngeal abscess. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 71(Suppl 1):771-5, 2019
Ratzon R et al: Thrombosis, anticoagulation and outcomes in malignant superior vena cava syndrome. J Thromb Thrombolysis. 47(1):121-8, 2019
Bhatt AA: Non-traumatic causes of fluid in the retropharyngeal space. Emerg Radiol. 25(5):547-51, 2018
Zimmerman S et al: Rapid Fire: Superior Vena Cava Syndrome. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 36(3):577-584, 2018
Hsu CH et al: An unusual case of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis presenting with retropharyngeal edema. Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis. 133(5):355-356, 2016
Al-Natour MS et al: Superior vena cava syndrome with retropharyngeal edema as a complication of ventriculoatrial shunt. Clin Case Rep. 3(10):777-80, 2015
Nomura O et al: Comparison of patients with Kawasaki disease with retropharyngeal edema and patients with retropharyngeal abscess. Eur J Pediatr. 173(3):381-6, 2014
Nomura O et al: Comparison of patients with Kawasaki disease with retropharyngeal edema and patients with retropharyngeal abscess. Eur J Pediatr. 173(3):381-6, 2014
Puhakka L et al: Retropharyngeal involvement in Kawasaki disease--a report of four patients with retropharyngeal edema verified by magnetic resonance imaging. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 78(10):1774-8, 2014
Katsumata N et al: Characteristics of cervical computed tomography findings in kawasaki disease: a single-center experience. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 37(5):681-5, 2013
Nurata H et al: Retropharyngeal hematoma secondary to whiplash injury in childhood: a case report. Turk Neurosurg. 22(4):521-3, 2012
Paik NC et al: Tendinitis of longus colli: computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and clinical spectra of 9 cases. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 36(6):755-61, 2012
Vollmann R et al: Pathways in the diagnosis of prevertebral tendinitis. Eur J Radiol. 81(1):114-7, 2012
Hoang JK et al: Multiplanar CT and MRI of collections in the retropharyngeal space: is it an abscess? AJR Am J Roentgenol. 196(4):W426-32, 2011
Jordan MT et al: Esophageal foreign body sensation: a rare presentation of angioedema. J Emerg Med. 39(2):174-7, 2010
Langley EW et al: Retropharyngeal edema: an unusual manifestation of Kawasaki disease. J Emerg Med. 39(2):181-5, 2010
Rizk NN et al: Case report: mediastinal hematoma secondary to hypertension, presenting as a retropharyngeal space abscess. Laryngoscope. 120 Suppl 4:S179, 2010
Ellika SK et al: Acute calcific tendinitis of the longus colli: an imaging diagnosis. Dentomaxillofac Radiol. 37(2):121-4, 2008
Spennato P et al: Retropharyngeal cerebrospinal fluid collection as a cause of postoperative dysphagia after anterior cervical discectomy. Surg Neurol. 67(5):499-503; discussion 503, 2007
Gelineck J et al: Retropharyngeal tendinitis: radiographic and magnetic resonance imaging findings. Acta Radiol. 47(8):806-9, 2006
Anagnostara A et al: Traumatic retropharyngeal hematoma and prevertebral edema induced by whiplash injury. Emerg Radiol. 11(3):145-9, 2005
Kurihara N et al: Edema in the retropharyngeal space associated with head and neck tumors: CT imaging characteristics. Neuroradiology. 47(8):609-15, 2005
Vural C et al: Accuracy of computerized tomography in deep neck infections in the pediatric population. Am J Otolaryngol. 24(3):143-8, 2003
Mihmanli I et al: Inflammation of vertebral bone associated with acute calcific tendinitis of the longus colli muscle. Neuroradiology. 43(12):1098-101, 2001
Muñoz A et al: Acute neck infections: prospective comparison between CT and MRI in 47 patients. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 25(5):733-41, 2001
Chong VF et al: Radiology of the retropharyngeal space. Clin Radiol. 55(10):740-8, 2000
Altman KW et al: Angioedema presenting in the retropharyngeal space in an adult. Am J Otolaryngol. 20(2):136-8, 1999
Boucher C et al: Retropharyngeal abscesses: a clinical and radiologic correlation. J Otolaryngol. 28(3):134-7, 1999
Stone ME et al: Correlation between computed tomography and surgical findings in retropharyngeal inflammatory processes in children. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 49(2):121-5, 1999
Eastwood JD et al: Retropharyngeal effusion in acute calcific prevertebral tendinitis: diagnosis with CT and MR imaging. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 19(9):1789-92, 1998
De Maeseneer M et al: Calcific tendinitis of the longus colli muscle. Head Neck. 19(6):545-8, 1997
Plewa MC et al: Benign cervical prevertebral soft tissue swelling in traumatic asphyxia. J Trauma. 38(6):937-40, 1995
Poe LB et al: Acute internal jugular vein thrombosis associated with pseudoabscess of the retropharyngeal space. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 16(4 Suppl):892-6, 1995
Mukherji SK et al: Radiologic appearance of the irradiated larynx. Part I. Expected changes. Radiology. 193(1):141-8, 1994
Ring D et al: Acute calcific retropharyngeal tendinitis. Clinical presentation and pathological characterization. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 76(11):1636-42, 1994
Glasier CM et al: CT and ultrasound imaging of retropharyngeal abscesses in children. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 13(4):1191-5, 1992
Davis WL et al: The normal and diseased infrahyoid retropharyngeal, danger, and prevertebral spaces. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 12(3):241-56, 1991
Davis WL et al: Retropharyngeal space: evaluation of normal anatomy and diseases with CT and MR imaging. Radiology. 174(1):59-64, 1990
Artenian DJ et al: Acute neck pain due to tendonitis of the longus colli: CT and MRI findings. Neuroradiology. 31(2):166-9, 1989
Myssiorek D et al: Traumatic retropharyngeal hematoma. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 115(9):1130-2, 1989
Sneed WF et al: Retropharyngeal pseudomasses. South Med J. 77(4):528-30, 1984
Hayden CK Jr et al: Retropharyngeal edema, airway obstruction, and caval thrombosis. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 138(4):757-8, 1982
Weinberg S et al: Retropharyngeal tendinitis. Laryngoscope. 92(2):181-2, 1982
Bryan CS et al: Retropharyngeal infection in adults. Arch Intern Med. 134(1):126-30, 1974
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