title: Bullet wounds of the larynx and trachea.
abstract: Bullet wounds involving larynx or trachea frequently prove fatal unless the airway is maintained soon after injury. With modern high-velocity bullets tissue damage is severe and injuries may be multiple. Six cases of high-velocity bullet wounds survived initial injury. The sequelae of the damage to larynx or trachea is discussed and in three patients total laryngectomy was necessary.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007825:Laryngectomy; D007830:Larynx / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D014132:Trachea / Q000293:injuries*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000601:surgery*