Case report: Complete laryngotracheal separation sustained from a knife wound

Case report: Complete laryngotracheal separation sustained from a knife wound

Significant laryngeal injuries are rare and often fatal. Incidence is estimated to be one in 30,000 emergency room visits. A much smaller subset result in complete laryngotracheal separation, classically as a result of blunt force trauma [1]. To the author's knowledge, only two cases of such in...

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Main Authors: Michal J. Plocienniczak, Scott Finlay, J. Pieter Noordzij, Michael B. Cohen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Otolaryngology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468548818301152
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spelling doaj-901ffb7a6550405e8860dd71df5289ff2020-11-25T01:52:34ZengElsevierOtolaryngology Case Reports2468-54882019-06-0111Case report: Complete laryngotracheal separation sustained from a knife woundMichal J. Plocienniczak0Scott Finlay1J. Pieter Noordzij2Michael B. Cohen3Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States; Corresponding author. Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Boston Medical Center, 830 Harrison Ave Suite #1400, Boston, MA, 02118, United States.Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, United StatesBoston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, United StatesBoston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States; Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, Veterans' Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, United StatesSignificant laryngeal injuries are rare and often fatal. Incidence is estimated to be one in 30,000 emergency room visits. A much smaller subset result in complete laryngotracheal separation, classically as a result of blunt force trauma [1]. To the author's knowledge, only two cases of such injury sustained by stabbing have been reported in the literature [2,3]. Here we present the third reported case. Keywords: Laryngotracheal, Separation, Complete, Knife, Esophagushttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468548818301152
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author Michal J. Plocienniczak
Scott Finlay
J. Pieter Noordzij
Michael B. Cohen
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Scott Finlay
J. Pieter Noordzij
Michael B. Cohen
Case report: Complete laryngotracheal separation sustained from a knife wound
Otolaryngology Case Reports
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Michael B. Cohen
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title Case report: Complete laryngotracheal separation sustained from a knife wound
title_short Case report: Complete laryngotracheal separation sustained from a knife wound
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title_fullStr Case report: Complete laryngotracheal separation sustained from a knife wound
title_full_unstemmed Case report: Complete laryngotracheal separation sustained from a knife wound
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series Otolaryngology Case Reports
issn 2468-5488
publishDate 2019-06-01
description Significant laryngeal injuries are rare and often fatal. Incidence is estimated to be one in 30,000 emergency room visits. A much smaller subset result in complete laryngotracheal separation, classically as a result of blunt force trauma [1]. To the author's knowledge, only two cases of such injury sustained by stabbing have been reported in the literature [2,3]. Here we present the third reported case. Keywords: Laryngotracheal, Separation, Complete, Knife, Esophagus
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