Cricotracheal separation with multiple cricoid fractures after blunt neck injury: a case report.
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BACKGROUND/AIM Cricotracheal separation is a rare injury with fatal results in most cases. Clear guidelines are not available and several dilemmas are to be faced during patient management in such cases. DESCRIPTION OF CASE We present a case of cricotracheal separation with multiple cricoid fractures in a 16-year-old male with blunt neck trauma. CONCLUSION Early recognition based on an index of clinical suspicion is necessary in order to establish this rare diagnosis. Intervention should preserve the laryngeal function as much as possible.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Hippokratia
دوره 18 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014