Document Type
Review Article
Department
Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
Abstract
Laryngotracheal trauma is rare but can pose serious threats to one's life. Presenting symptoms vary according to the severity of injury. Immediate Airway control is first step in the management, intubation should be considered by a senior member of the trauma team if the injury is minor while tracheostomy should be reserved for more severe injuries. Evaluation by a fibre-optic laryngoscopy and CT scan should be done whenever possible. Reconstruction is done according to the site involved using suture, titanium miniplates and stents. Tissue engineering has added a new horizon in this management but up till now complete laryngotracheal regeneration is very far-fetched, but tissue regeneration at individual sites have shown some positive results. More work needs to be done in this less explored field including laryngeal transplantation.
Publication ( Name of Journal)
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Recommended Citation
Wasif, M.,
Dhanani, R.,
Khalid, S.,
Awan, M.,
Danish, M. H.,
Moiz, H.,
Pasha, H. A.
(2020). Management of laryngotracheal trauma: A review of current trends and future directions. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 70(2(Suppl 1)), S60-S64.
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https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_surg_otolaryngol_head_neck/127
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