Bullet Injury to the Larynx

Traumatic gunshot wound to the larynx with subsequent aspiration of the bullet

Clin. Pract. (2014) 11(2), 149–153 ISSN 2044-9038 part of Penetrating trauma to the neck, laryngeal fracture and foreign-body aspiration are three injuries that, individually, infrequently occur in adults. Reports of penetrating neck injuries and foreign-body aspiration presenting simultaneously, have been described in the literature. The authors present the previously unreported case of a pene...

Acute Traumatic Injury of the Larynx

Laryngeal trauma is rare but serious and potentially deadly injury. The prompt diagnosis and management of acute laryngeal trauma is necessary because the clinical presentation is variable depending on the location, severity, and mechanism of injury. Two case histories are presented: (1) case history A: a 53-year-old male, after motor vehicle accident, fractured the mid anterior thyroid cartila...

Tandem bullet injury: an unusual variant of an unusual injury.

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Larynx, hypopharynx and mandible injury due to external penetrating neck injury.

Esophageal and laryngeal injuries due to ballistic injuries are seldom encountered. Ballistic external neck traumas generally result in death. Incidence of external penetrant neck injuries may vary between 1/5000-137000 patients among emergency service referrals. Vascular injuries, esophagus-hypopharynx perforations, laryngotracheal injuries, bony fractures, and segmentations may be encountered...