title: Bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy following blunt neck trauma.
abstract: Blunt trauma neck to larynx is an uncommon injury that results in a wide spectrum of damage to endolaryngeal soft tissues as well as underlying cartilaginous skeleton leading to upper airway obstruction requiring emergency tracheostomy. A case report of blunt trauma neck anterior is presented who developed upper airway obstruction necessitating tracheostomy. Indirect Laryngoscopy and fibre optic examination identified vocal cord paralysis as primary cause of upper airway obstruction although X ray soft tissue neck and CT neck revealed fracture hyoid as well as hematoma surrounding the laryngeal frame work. Emergency tracheostomy was done and patient recovered uneventfully.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT HNS Govt., Medical College, Srinagar, India  ; Registrar Deptt. of ENT &HNS, SMHS hospital, Room no 26 Doctors hostel, Srinagar, 190 010 J&K India.
authors.forename: Manzoor
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Latoo
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lateef
authors.forename: Imtiyaz
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nawaz
authors.forename: Ihsan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ali
keywords: Blunt trauma; CT neck; Tracheostomy; Vocal cord paralysis