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case_images: Neck and thorax CT-scan at admittance. It reveals anterior traumatic lesion of the larynx with severe emphysema of the cervical and supraclavicular area and displaced fracture of the thyroid cartilage. No laryngotracheal separation was observed.
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case_images: The cervical and thorax CT-scan demonstrated an anterior traumatic lesion of the larynx with severe emphysema of the cervical and supraclavicular area and fracture of the cricoid and thyroid cartilage (Figure 1).
case_images: Intraoperative view of the laryngeal fracture (marked with a white arrow), with suture of the laryngeal framework.
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case_images: The thyroid fracture was repaired and the cricoid cartilage was fixed to the thyroid cartilage with 3-0 prolene and tracheostomy was performed (Figure 2).
case_images: Flexible endoscopy demonstrating the postoperative view of the larynx.
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case_images: At 3-month follow-up the flexible endoscopy revealed a normal mobilization of both vocal cords (Figure 3).