Nontraumatic Laryngeal Fractures: Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature

نویسندگان

  • Alfredo Santamaría
  • Ricardo Alarcón
  • Ilson Sepúlveda
  • Felipe Fredes
چکیده

Laryngeal fractures occur mainly in the context of cervical trauma, hanging, or strangulation. Nontraumatic laryngeal fractures are rare and there are few reports in the literature. We present two cases of nontraumatic laryngeal fractures evaluated in our service.

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دوره 2017  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2017