RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Isolated cricoid fracture associated with blunt neck trauma
JF Emergency Medicine Journal
JO Emerg Med J
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine
SP 505
OP 506
DO 10.1136/emj.2007.048355
VO 24
IS 7
A1 Oh, Je Hyeok
A1 Min, Hyun Seok
A1 Park, Tae Ung
A1 Lee, Sang Jin
A1 Kim, Sung Eun
YR 2007
UL http://emj.bmj.com/content/24/7/505.abstract
AB A 32-year-old woman without a remarkable history presented at the emergency department with strangulation of the neck. CT scans of the neck revealed a displaced cricoid fracture. Six days after admission to hospital, hoarseness and dyspnoea disappeared. On the 10th day, the patient was discharged without complications. The traditional treatment guidelines for laryngeal trauma have recommended an early surgical intervention after immediate tracheotomy in cases of displaced fractures of the cricoid cartilage. The patient could be treated successfully through continuous monitoring of airway obstruction without surgical management.