Gamuts

Increased prevertebral space in infants or children

The sigmoid colon (or pelvic colon) is the part of the large intestine that is closest to the rectum and anus. It forms a loop that averages about 35–40 centimetres (14–16 in) in length. [Source: Wikipedia ]

Synonyms
Increased retropharyngeal space in infants or children
Is A
Increased prevertebral space
May Be Caused by
 Common
Cervical spine fracture
Cervical spine injury
Enlarged adenoids
Enlarged lymphoid tissue
Inflammatory lymphadenopathy
Pharyngeal perforation
Pyogenic adenitis
Retropharyngeal abscess
Retropharyngeal cellulitis
 Uncommon
Angiofibroma
Branchial cleft cyst
Duplication cyst
Ganglioneuroma
Hemangioma
Hypothyroidism
Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Large intracranial arteriovenous malformation
Leukemia
Lipoma
Lymph fluid
Lymphadenopathy
Lymphangioma
Lymphoma
Metastasis
Neuroblastoma
Plexiform neurofibroma
Primary spinal neoplasm
Retropharyngeal goiter
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Sinus histiocytosis
Spinal metastasis
Spinal osteomyelitis
Spine fracture
Superior vena cava syndrome
Teratoma
Traumatic pharyngeal pseudodiverticulum
Tuberculosis
Vein of Galen aneurysm

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