Emergent reconstruction of laryngeal penetrating neck injury: A case report

@#<p><strong>OBJECTIVE:</strong> This paper aims to describe an unconventional surgical procedure performed in a case of penetrating neck injury involving the larynx.</p><p><strong>METHODS:</strong></p><p><strong>Design:</strong> Case Report</p><p><strong>Setting:</strong> Tertiary Government Hospital</p><p><strong>Population:</strong>          One</p><p><strong>RESULTS:</strong> A 38-year-old man sustained a hacking laceration to the anterior neck that extended into the hypopharyngeal area, transecting the thyroid cartilage. After pre-emptive tracheostomy, the patient was referred to otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery due to the extensive hypopharyngeal injury. Neck exploration performed to control bleeders confirmed a Schaefer-Fuhrman Classification Group 3 penetrating neck injury. Anastomotic reconstruction of the hypopharynx, transected thyroid cartilage and strap muscles was attempted using absorbable sutures with post-operative re-establishment of structural continuity and documentation of full bilateral vocal fold mobility. The patient was about to be discharged home with a tracheotomy and nasogastric tube when he suddenly deteriorated and expired on the eighth post-operative day.</p><p><strong>CONCLUSION:</strong>  Our technique might be utilized in cases where urgent reconstruction of laryngeal structures is considered despite serious damage to the laryngeal skeleton, and may provide a temporary surgical option for similar cases in an emergent setting. However, we cannot recommend it as a routine standard on the basis of one case.</p><p><strong>KEYWORDS: </strong> larynx; penetrating neck injury; vocal cord; reconstruction, neck exploration</p>

Control de daños en trauma penetrante de cuello: Abordaje multidisciplinario / Damage control in penetrating trauma to the neck: Multidisciplinary approach

Objetivo: Demostrar el abordaje diagnóstico y terapéutico para el tratamiento de urgencia en las heridas penetrantes en el cuello por proyectil de arma de fuego. Sede: Centro Médico del Instituto de Seguridad Social del Estado de México. Diseño: Presentación de caso clínico. Descripción del caso: Varón de 46 años de edad, con antecedente de herida penetrante en el cuello por arma de fuego, presentando un orifico de entrada en el mentón sin orificio de salida, con compromiso de la vía aérea, siendo protocolizado de acuerdo con los criterios del Apoyo Vital Avanzado en Trauma (ATLS), con control temporal de la vía aérea, efectuando la intubación orotraqueal electiva apoyado por el Servicio de Anestesiología y realizando tratamiento quirúrgico inmediato. Se identificaron las lesiones, y la reparación de las mismas con control de daños se realizó de manera quirúrgica. Conclusión: El identificar de manera rápida y eficaz las lesiones que comprometan la vía aérea superior y, por ende, la vida, así como realizar control de daños en forma oportuna es importante en el ejercicio y quehacer diario del cirujano general. Por esto, es importante tener el conocimiento adecuado de la anatomía del cuello en sus tres zonas, así como de las técnicas quirúrgicas empleadas en este tipo de casos.

Objective: To demonstrate the diagnostic and therapeutic approach for the emergency treatment of neck penetrating injuries due to firearm bullets. Setting: Centro Médico del Instituto de Seguridad Social del Estado de México. Design: Case presentation. Case description: Man of 48 years of age with antecedents of penetrating injury to the neck by a firearm, entrance orifice in the chin without exit orifice, compromising the upper airway. The patient was, subjected to the advanced trauma life support (ATLS) protocol, with temporal control of the airway, performing an elective orotracheal intubation, with support from the anesthesia service and performing surgical treatment immediately. Injuries were identified and repaired with damage control exerted surgically. Conclusion: Identifying rapidly and efficiently the injuries that affect the upper airway and, hence, life itself, as well as performing timely damage control is important in the daily activities of the general surgeon, Therefore, it is necessary to have an adequate knowledge of the neck's anatomy in its three zones, as well as to master the surgical techniques used in these cases.

Penetrating Neck Laceation with Epiglottis Amputation Which Was Successfully Repaired / 대한이비인후과학회지

Penetrating traumatic laryngeal injuries are relatively rare and traumatic injuries to the epiglottis are extremely rare. The present case is 58-year old man with suicidal history, chronic alcoholism, and schizophrenia who complained of neck laceration and unconsciousness after stab injury. Examination revealed a large transverse laceration of 7 cm in size, penetrating deep to the level of thyroid cartilage from the lateral border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, exposing the thyroid cartilage. There was about a 3 cm-sized deep wound under the thyroid gland level but no major vessel injury. The stump of transected epiglottis accompanied by rupture of thyroid membrane was shown but the esophagus was intact. We sewed the amputated epiglottis with the rest of the epiglottis by using two Lambert sutures with vicryl 4-zero on each side under general anesthesia. There was no necrosis of the severed epiglottis, swallowing difficulty, and aspiration on eating food. We report here on the penetrating laceration with subtotal transection of epiglottis that was successfully repaired.

Anesthetic management of penetrating neck injury patient with embedded knife: A case report / 대한마취과학회지

Penetrating neck injuries can be a fatal event and they are difficult to manage for both surgeons and anesthesiologists. So, adequate preoperative evaluation is important to improve the patients' outcomes, but this can not be done for hemodynamically unstable or uncooperative patient. Here we present our clinical experience with a patient with a penetrating neck injury and who was hemodynamically stable, but she was uncooperative and the knife was still embedded in her neck. The surgical exploration and bronchoscopic examination were successfully done under monitored anesthesia care.

Near fatal fall complicated by penetrating neck injury with uneventful outcome: a case report.

Fall from height is commonly associated with long bones fractures or neurological compromised outcome. On the other hand, penetrating neck injury is linked to life threatening complications especially when the injury involves major blood vessels, spinal cord, cervical spines and aerodigestive tracts. However, in some rare circumstances, a patient may suffer both the eventful fall from height complicated with penetrating neck injury. We report a patient who presented with a wooden stick passing through the lateral side of his neck after an episode of fall. He survived without any residual complications.