title: [Conservative approach to isolated cricoid cartilage fracture].
abstract: Isolated cricoid fracture is encountered rarely during the clinical follow-up. A 71-year-old female patient was referred to emergency service with complaints of fall from height, and urgent tracheotomy was performed due to dyspnea. During the examination, isolated fractures of the cricoid cartilage were identified. With the conservative approach, the patient remained symptom-free and was discharged after decannulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Zonguldak, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fikret
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cınar
authors.forename: Cenk
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Evren
authors.forename: Mehmet Birol
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Uğur
authors.forename: Serkan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Corakçı
authors.forename: Cemile Zuhal
authors.initials: CZ
authors.lastname: Erdem
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D003413:Cricoid Cartilage / Q000293:injuries*; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D050724:Fractures, Cartilage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D014140:Tracheotomy