Saravanam Prasanna Kumar, Arunachalam Ravikumar
Department of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Porur, Chennai, 600038 India.
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 Oct;71(Suppl 1):537-541. doi: 10.1007/s12070-018-1390-8. Epub 2018 May 4.
Injury to the aerodigestive tract following external laryngeal trauma is rare. Reports of acquired laryngopharyngeal fistula are very few. We report a very rare presentation of penetrating neck trauma presenting with fracture of the cricoid cartilage, subglottic stenosis and pharyngosubglottic fistula. The term 'pharyngosubglottic fistula' is used here for the first time to describe a communication tract between hypopharynx and subglottis. The successful surgical management of this case is discussed.
喉外部创伤后气道消化道损伤较为罕见。后天性喉咽瘘的报道非常少。我们报告了一例极为罕见的穿透性颈部创伤病例，表现为环状软骨骨折、声门下狭窄和下咽-声门下瘘。术语“下咽-声门下瘘”在此首次用于描述下咽和声门下之间的连通通道。本文讨论了该病例的成功手术治疗。
