Anaesthetic Management of Tracheal Injury following Blunt Neck Trauma: An Unusual Late Presentation

Delayed presentation of an isolated tracheal injury following direct blunt anterior neck trauma

Blunt injuries to the cervical trachea are rare but if present, are usually associated with either a direct impact the neck or acceleration—deceleration injuries. Patients with tracheal lacerations or ruptures tend to present acutely with signs of airway embarrassment. Such injuries are associated with concomitant injuries to the cervical structures. This particular type of injury thus presents...

Unusual Presentation of Pulmonary Hematoma after Blunt Chest Wall Trauma

A 25-year-old man was admitted in hospital due to right side hemopneumothorax secondary to car accident. A chest tube was inserted. During the hospitalization days, chest CT scan revealed a 3cmx3 cm oval-shaped density located in the right upper lobe. Since he was in a good general condition, he was discharged from hospital after removal of chest tube and a follow-up chest CT-scan was recommend...

Unusual blunt aortic trauma injury.

Delayed Presentation of Porta Hepatis Injury Following Blunt Abdominal Trauma

A 73 year old lady developed abdominal pain, anaemia and obstructive jaundice 18 days after a road traffic accident. The jaundice was due to compression of the biliary confluence by a haematoma which was caused by a laceration of the left portal vein. The portal vein was repaired (lateral venorrhaphy) and post-operative recovery was uncomplicated. Porta hepatis injuries are difficult to diagnos...

Blunt Neck and Laryngeal Trauma Evaluation: An 11-Year Study

Introduction: Blunt neck and laryngeal trauma is rare. Since such injuries can be life threatening, their early management remarkably affects the immediate probability of patients’ survival and their long-term quality of life. Materials and Methods: In this retrospective and descriptive study, medical records of 54 patients with blunt neck and laryngeal trauma, who were referred to Imam Khom...