Abstract
2/2013
vol. 12
External injury of the larynx with multiple fractures of the cartilaginous skeleton – diagnosis and therapy
(Postępy w Chirurgii Głowy i Szyi 2013; 2: 23–25)
Online publish date: 2014/06/27
The article presents a rare case of external laryngeal trauma. The patient had suffered a compression injury which resulted in crushing the cartilaginous skeleton of the larynx. Tracheotomy was performed as a matter of urgency and the injury was treated surgically in order to stabilize the lower pharynx and the larynx. During the following days further reconstruction of this area was performed. The phonatory function has been restored due to the treatment which was introduced immediately after the injury.
Keywords
laryngeal trauma, external injury, management
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