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SUBMITTER: Ershadi R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5499895 | biostudies-other | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Journal of surgical case reports 20170620 6
Laryngotracheal injuries are relatively rare but their mortality rate is fairly high. Complete disruption of trachea is extremely rare and a systematic approach is needed for early diagnosis and favourable outcome. The patients symptoms and physical signs do not necessarily correlate with the severity of the injuries and this case report highlights it. This is a case report of 25-year-old man who arrived to the emergency department 8 h after a motor accident in which a rope was wrapped around hi ...[more]