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A Rare Case of Survival after Complete Traumatic Cricotracheal Separation
Author(s) -
Gautam Bir Singh,
Rajiv Kummar,
Neha Verma,
Anil Rai
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
case reports in otolaryngology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-6765
pISSN - 2090-6773
DOI - 10.1155/2012/105763
Subject(s) - medicine , airway , surgery , neck injury , poison control , medical emergency
We report the survival of an extremely rare case of complete cricotracheal transection following incisional trauma with knife. The clinical record underlines the importance of prompt airway management and immediate neck exploration in such cases. To the authors knowledge, such a case has not been reported previously in the literature.

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