Citation

Shimoyama T. Kyobu Geka 2016; 69(2): 164-167.

Affiliation

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Yokohama City Minato Red Cross Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Nankodo)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

27075162

Abstract

We herein report a case of complete transection of the cervical trachea due to blunt trauma. A 50-year-old man was transported to our hospital because of blunt neck trauma. His body surface showed only slight bruising on the neck. However, he exhibited see-saw breathing, so we suspected upper airway injury. The patient was carefully intubated using a bronchofiberscope, revealing complete transection of the cervical trachea. Chest computed tomography demonstrated destruction of the cervical tracheal structure. The patient also had a cervical spinal cord injury;thus, we performed tracheoplasty after 3 days of hospitalization. A tracheostomy was necessary because of the cervical cord injury and paralysis of the bilateral recurrent nerve. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful.

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