Sequelae of traumatic laryngotracheal separation: the need for individualized long term treatment plan.
Laryngotracheal separation is a rare variant of laryngeal trauma. However it is life threatening and potentially fatal. Patients with this injury usually succumb at the site of the accident itself. Here we present two cases of laryngotracheal separation of different etiology and of different outcomes. The treatment advocated for laryngotracheal separation is initially airway stabilization followed by formal repair of the transected trachea. However both our cases illustrates that the outcomes can be different and that a long term treatment plan should be individualized to each patient.
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Hospital, Jalan Yaacub Latif, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. mazita74@hotmail.com
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D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D007830:Larynx / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D011182:Postoperative Care; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000209:etiology; D014132:Trachea / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D014139:Tracheostomy