Cricotracheal separation with multiple cricoid fractures after blunt neck injury: a case report.

BACKGROUND/AIM: Cricotracheal separation is a rare injury with fatal results in most cases. Clear guidelines are not available and several dilemmas are to be faced during patient management in such cases. DESCRIPTION OF CASE: We present a case of cricotracheal separation with multiple cricoid fractures in a 16-year-old male with blunt neck trauma. CONCLUSION: Early recognition based on an index of clinical suspicion is necessary in order to establish this rare diagnosis. Intervention should preserve the laryngeal function as much as possible.