title: A rare case of survival after complete traumatic cricotracheal separation.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College & Associated Hospitals, New Delhi 11000, India.
authors.forename: Gautam Bir
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kummar
authors.forename: Neha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: Anil K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Rai