[Fracture of the thyroid cartilage and fixation with miniplate: a case report].
Laryngeal traumas are rarely seen. A tracheostomy was performed in a 39-year-old male patient who developed dyspnea following a neck trauma. Computed tomography examination revealed fracture of the thyroid cartilage. He was treated successfully by open reduction and miniplate fixation. No problems were detected in airway patency and voice quality on postoperative controls. No complications were encountered within a follow-up period of five months.
Sezen
Ozan Seymen
OS
1st Department of Otolaryngology, Dr. Lütfi Kirdar Kartal Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. ozansezen@yahoo.com
Unver
Seref
S
Eken
Mehmet
M
Bozkurt
Ahmet
A
D000328:Adult; D001860:Bone Plates; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013957:Thyroid Cartilage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014139:Tracheostomy
Tiroit kartilaj kiriğinin mini-plak ile onarimi: olgu sunumu.