臨床症例報告ジャーナル

A Rare Laryngeal Trauma: Complete Cricolaryngeal Separation

Abstract

Osama Saber, Hani El Gamal, Fatima Beevi and Khaled Habib

Laryngeal trauma is a rare but life threatening injury. In cut throat, laryngeal injury should be suspected and investigated. The first priority in management is to secure airway. Associated injuries should be searched for. Treatment may be conservative or surgical depending upon the site, magnitude of injury and stability of laryngeal framework. Here we present a rare form of penetrating laryngeal injury with complete disruption between cricoid and thyroid cartilages