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Review
. 1996 Nov;6(4):733-48.

Laryngotracheal trauma

F P Chagnon  1 , D S Mulder
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  • PMID: 8934005
Review

Laryngotracheal trauma

F P Chagnon et al. Chest Surg Clin N Am. 1996 Nov.

Abstract

Isolated trauma to the airway is infrequent yet potentially life-threatening. The larynx and cervical trachea are vulnerable to external forces, whether penetrating or blunt, as well as internal injuries from endotracheal or nasogastric intubation and to thermal burns from the inhalation of fumes or the ingestion of caustic substances.

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