Abstract
Blunt laryngotracheal injuries are rare. The signs and symptoms of blunt laryngotracheal trauma are not always specific to the extent or type of injury. A high index of suspicion should exist in any injury that may be associated with airway trauma.We report a 35-year-old Indonesian man who had progressive shortness of breath following blunt neck injury. He had massive emphysema whereby an emergency tracheostomy was performed followed by tracheostomy. During emergency tracheostomy, it was noted that he had a horizontal anterior tracheal injury which was communicated posteriorly by mucosa and trachealis muscle. Primary end-to-end anastomosis was performed successfully.
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