Capps triad

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The Capps triad refers to the constellation of clinical and imaging findings in patients with spontaneous retropharyngeal hematomas, and consists of:

  • tracheal and esophageal compression
  • anterior displacement of the trachea
  • subcutaneous bruising over the neck and anterior chest

    • History and etymology

    Named after the American physician Richard B Capps (1906-1976) who first described this triad in patients with bleeding parathyroid tumors in 1934 .

    Siehe auch:
    Assoziationen und Differentialdiagnosen zu Capp's triad:
    retropharyngeales
    Hämatom
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