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A Rare Case of Survival after Homicidal Laryngo Pharyngeal Transaction Cut Throat Injury


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1 Dept. of ENT. JJMMC, Davangere Karnataka, India
2 Department of Pathology, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3 INFOVALLEY, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
     

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The neck contains a lot of vital organs and great vessels which make the patients with injuries to the neck to present most times as emergency. The management of cut throat injuries is bedeviled with complications which can be reduced to the barest minimum if managed well by the specialists. We report the survival of an extremely rare case of complete laryngo pharyngeal transaction following incision trauma with knife. The clinical record underlines the importance of prompt airway management immediate neck exploration and medico legal implications in such cases.

Keywords

Cut Throat Injury, Homicide, Grievous Injury, Patient Care
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Authors

K. Mallikarjuna Swamy
Dept. of ENT. JJMMC, Davangere Karnataka, India
C. R. Vasudeva Murthy
Department of Pathology, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Hemanth S. Naik
INFOVALLEY, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Abstract


The neck contains a lot of vital organs and great vessels which make the patients with injuries to the neck to present most times as emergency. The management of cut throat injuries is bedeviled with complications which can be reduced to the barest minimum if managed well by the specialists. We report the survival of an extremely rare case of complete laryngo pharyngeal transaction following incision trauma with knife. The clinical record underlines the importance of prompt airway management immediate neck exploration and medico legal implications in such cases.

Keywords


Cut Throat Injury, Homicide, Grievous Injury, Patient Care