Complete Laryngotracheal Separation Following Attempted Hanging

Jin Woong Choi; Bon Seok Koo; Ki Sang Rha; Yeo-Hoon Yoon

doi:10.3342/ceo.2012.5.3.177

Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology (Sep 2012)

Complete Laryngotracheal Separation Following Attempted Hanging

Jin Woong Choi,
Bon Seok Koo,
Ki Sang Rha,
Yeo-Hoon Yoon

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Jin Woong Choi: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
Bon Seok Koo: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
Ki Sang Rha: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
Yeo-Hoon Yoon: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3342/ceo.2012.5.3.177
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 3
pp. 177 – 180

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Laryngotracheal separation (LTS) is the most immediately life-threatening airway injury. LTS is so rare that very few otolaryngologists have experience with it. LTS is one of the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in airway diseases and its management remains to be established. We experienced a patient with complete LTS after attempted hanging. A high index of suspicion, adequate imaging, prompt airway establishment and early surgical repair are the most vital factors in managing a patient with LTS.

Published in Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology

ISSN: 1976-8710 (Print); 2005-0720 (Online)
Publisher: Korean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Country of publisher: Korea, Republic of
LCC subjects: Medicine: Otorhinolaryngology
Website: https://www.e-ceo.org/

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