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eISSN: 2581-9615 || CODEN: WJARAI || Impact Factor 8.2 ||  CrossRef DOI

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Post traumatic disruption of the trachea: About three adolescents’ cases with literature review

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Youssef Lakhdar 1, Youssef Elkhalifa 1, *, Saloua BAALLA 1, Othman Ben Hammad 2, Youssef Rochdi 1 and Abdelaziz Raji 1

1 Department of ENT and HNS Surgery, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco.
2 Department of ENT and HNS Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Agadir, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco.
 
Case Study
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 22(02), 1295-1300
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2024.22.2.1379
DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2024.22.2.1379
 
Received on 26 March 2024; revised on 10 May 2024; accepted on 13 May 2024
 
Introduction: Tracheal lesions are rare but potentially serious and can cause significant morbidity and mortality. Early diagnosis is essential for optimal management. We report 3 cases of adolescents who were victims of external cervicothoracic trauma. All three patients presented with neck pain, inspiratory dyspnea, and polypnea with subcutaneous cervical emphysema in clinical examination. Nasofibroscopy showed normal appearance and mobility of the vocal cords. Cervical and thoracic CT scan with contrast enhancement was carried out in all our patients that showed tracheal breach in various localizations.
The first patient underwent surgical exploration of the penetrating wound in the cervical area. The surgical exploration revealed no damage to the anterior and lateral faces of the trachea. In this case, a sagittal discontinuity on the posterior wall of the trachea was revealed using a rigid bronchoscope. All patients were admitted to the intensive care unit for monitoring and follow-up for 24 to 72 hours and received antibiotics and corticosteroids for 10 days. The patient's symptoms improved throughout the evolution.
Conclusion: Early diagnosis is necessary to prevent complications. The gold standard for diagnosis is bronchoscopy. Conservative management is recently considered the best therapeutic choice which also allows the morbidity of surgical treatment to be avoided
 
Tracheal disruptions; Adolescents; Cervico-thoracic trauma; Subcutaneous cervical emphysema
 
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Youssef Lakhdar, Youssef Elkhalifa, Saloua BAALLA, Othman Ben Hammad and Abdelaziz Raji. Post traumatic disruption of the trachea: About three adolescents’ cases with literature review. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 22(2), 1295-1300. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2024.22.2.1379

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