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Vol. 58. Issue 5.
Pages 329-342 (September - October 2016)
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Vol. 58. Issue 5.
Pages 329-342 (September - October 2016)
Update in Radiology
Nontraumatic head and neck emergencies: A clinical approach. Part 1: Cervicofacial swelling, dysphagia, and dyspnea
Urgencias no traumáticas de cabeza y cuello. Aproximación desde la clínica. Parte 1: tumefacción cervicofacial, disfagia y disnea
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B. Brea Álvarez
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, M. Tuñón Gómez, L. Esteban García, C.Y. García Hidalgo, R.M. Ruiz Peralbo
Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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Nontraumatic emergencies of the head and neck represent a challenge in the field of neuroradiology for two reasons: first, they affect an area where the thorax joins the cranial cavity and can thus compromise both structures; second, they are uncommon, so they are not well known.

Various publications focus on nontraumatic emergencies of the head and neck from the viewpoints of anatomic location or of particular diseases. However, these are not the most helpful viewpoints for dealing with patients in the emergency department, who present with particular signs and symptoms.

We propose an analysis starting from the four most common clinical presentations of patients who come to the emergency department for nontraumatic head and neck emergencies: cervical swelling, dysphagia, dyspnea, and loss of vision. Starting from these entities, we develop an approach to the radiologic management and diagnosis of these patients.

Keywords:
Neck injuries
Orbital diseases
Paranasal sinus diseases
Sialadenitis
Cellulitis
Diagnostic imaging
X-rays
Computed tomography
Magnetic resonance imaging
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Las urgencias no traumáticas de cabeza y cuello son un reto en el campo neurorradiológico por dos motivos: a) su área de afectación está en la encrucijada del tórax y la cavidad craneal y puede comprometer ambas estructuras y b) su baja incidencia en la urgencia, lo que supone que sean poco conocidas.

En las diferentes publicaciones se realiza un enfoque de este grupo nosológico desde la localización anatómica o desde la patología en concreto. Sin embargo, los pacientes cuando acuden al servicio de urgencias no lo hacen desde este aspecto, sino con unos signos y síntomas clínicos concretos.

Proponemos un análisis a partir de las cuatro formas clínicas más frecuentes por las que acuden los pacientes al servicio de urgencias: tumefacción cervical, disfagia, disnea y déficit visual. A partir de estas entidades desarrollamos una forma de manejo radiológico y un método para su diagnóstico.

Palabras clave:
Lesiones del cuello
Enfermedades orbitarias
Enfermedades de los senos paranasales
Sialadenitis
Celulitis
Diagnóstico por imagen
Rayos-X
Tomografía computarizada
Resonancia magnética

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