Laryngeal Fracture after Blunt Cervical Trauma in Motorcycle Accident and Its Management
Laryngeal fracture is a rare traumatic injury, potentially fatal, with an estimated incidence of 1 in 30,000 patients admitted to severe trauma centers. Because of the rarity of this injury, physician may be not aware of its existence, leading to a late diagnosis of this entity. We report a case of...
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| author | Nuno Ribeiro-Costa Pedro Carneiro Sousa Diogo Abreu Pereira Paula Azevedo Delfim Duarte |
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| description | Laryngeal fracture is a rare traumatic injury, potentially fatal, with an estimated incidence of 1 in 30,000 patients admitted to severe trauma centers. Because of the rarity of this injury, physician may be not aware of its existence, leading to a late diagnosis of this entity. We report a case of a 59-year-old woman admitted to the emergency room after a motorcycle accident with cervical trauma. The patient presented with dysphonia, hemoptysis, cervical subcutaneous emphysema, and increasing respiratory distress that led to the intubation of the patient. CT-scan demonstrated displaced fracture of the cricoid and thyroid cartilage. The patient was submitted to tracheostomy and the fracture was surgically repaired. Tracheostomy was removed in third postoperative month. The patient presented a good recovery, reporting only hoarseness but without swallowing or breathing problems at 6-month follow-up. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-42cc484779bc4879be6adb75a7eff8cc2025-02-03T01:00:03ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732017-01-01201710.1155/2017/93219759321975Laryngeal Fracture after Blunt Cervical Trauma in Motorcycle Accident and Its ManagementNuno Ribeiro-Costa0Pedro Carneiro Sousa1Diogo Abreu Pereira2Paula Azevedo3Delfim Duarte4Hospital Pedro Hispano, Rua Dr. Eduardo Torres, Senhora da Hora, 4464-513 Matosinhos, PortugalHospital Pedro Hispano, Rua Dr. Eduardo Torres, Senhora da Hora, 4464-513 Matosinhos, PortugalHospital Pedro Hispano, Rua Dr. Eduardo Torres, Senhora da Hora, 4464-513 Matosinhos, PortugalHospital Pedro Hispano, Rua Dr. Eduardo Torres, Senhora da Hora, 4464-513 Matosinhos, PortugalHospital Pedro Hispano, Rua Dr. Eduardo Torres, Senhora da Hora, 4464-513 Matosinhos, PortugalLaryngeal fracture is a rare traumatic injury, potentially fatal, with an estimated incidence of 1 in 30,000 patients admitted to severe trauma centers. Because of the rarity of this injury, physician may be not aware of its existence, leading to a late diagnosis of this entity. We report a case of a 59-year-old woman admitted to the emergency room after a motorcycle accident with cervical trauma. The patient presented with dysphonia, hemoptysis, cervical subcutaneous emphysema, and increasing respiratory distress that led to the intubation of the patient. CT-scan demonstrated displaced fracture of the cricoid and thyroid cartilage. The patient was submitted to tracheostomy and the fracture was surgically repaired. Tracheostomy was removed in third postoperative month. The patient presented a good recovery, reporting only hoarseness but without swallowing or breathing problems at 6-month follow-up.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9321975 |
| spellingShingle | Nuno Ribeiro-Costa Pedro Carneiro Sousa Diogo Abreu Pereira Paula Azevedo Delfim Duarte Laryngeal Fracture after Blunt Cervical Trauma in Motorcycle Accident and Its Management Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
| title | Laryngeal Fracture after Blunt Cervical Trauma in Motorcycle Accident and Its Management |
| title_full | Laryngeal Fracture after Blunt Cervical Trauma in Motorcycle Accident and Its Management |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Laryngeal Fracture after Blunt Cervical Trauma in Motorcycle Accident and Its Management |
| title_short | Laryngeal Fracture after Blunt Cervical Trauma in Motorcycle Accident and Its Management |
| title_sort | laryngeal fracture after blunt cervical trauma in motorcycle accident and its management |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9321975 |
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