Laryngotracheal trauma.
Isolated trauma to the airway is infrequent yet potentially life-threatening. The larynx and cervical trachea are vulnerable to external forces, whether penetrating or blunt, as well as internal injuries from endotracheal or nasogastric intubation and to thermal burns from the inhalation of fumes or the ingestion of caustic substances.
Chagnon
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Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Mulder
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D006801:Humans; D007830:Larynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014132:Trachea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*