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Postępy w chirurgii głowy i szyi/Advances in Head and Neck Surgery
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1/2018
vol. 17
 
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Case report

Gunshot wound to the neck with fractured larynx cartilage – restoration of organ function

Hanna Klimza
1
,
Wojciech Gawęcki
1
,
Waldemar Wojnowski
2
,
Maria Błaszczyk
3
,
Małgorzata Wierzbicka
1

  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
  2. Department of Phoniatrics and Audiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
  3. Student Research Group at the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
(Postępy w Chirurgii Głowy i Szyi 2018; 1: 1–3)
Online publish date: 2019/04/17
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External blunt or penetrating laryngeal traumas with larynx cartilaginous framework fractures are a rare type of injury because the larynx is well protected by surrounding structures. We report the case of a 58-year-old female teacher with a gunshot wound to the neck and a multi-fragmentation fracture of the thyroid cartilage. The technique used in emergency surgery to restore the larynx, methods of maintaining airway patency and treatment in larynx injuries are presented. If surgery is conducted on time the anatomy of the larynx can be successfully restored, and it is possible to achieve good functional outcomes.
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larynx, injury, larynx fracture, gunshot
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