Abstract
Received February 22, 2011 Revised April 4, 2011 Accepted April 8, 2011 Address for correspondence Seung Hoon Woo, MD Department of Otolaryngology, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, 79 Gangnam-ro, Jinju 660-702, Korea Tel +82-55-750-8173 Fax +82-55-759-0613 E-mail lesaby@hanmail.net Laryngeal trauma is relatively uncommon but can be possibly life-threatenning. An isolated cricoids fracture associated with neck trauma is rare. We report a case of an isolated multiple fragmented cricoid cartilage fracture that was developed in a 30-year-old man after a neck trauma. It was diagnosed by computed tomography and treated successfully. Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg 2011;54:634-7 Key WordsZZLarynx ᆞFracture ᆞCartilage ᆞComputed tomography.
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