Laryngotracheal @entity130 is life-threatening. We identified 23 @entity1 between 1992 and 1998 with laryngeal (12), tracheal (8), and combined injuries (3). Nineteen @entity1 had penetrating @entity130 (gunshot wound, 12; stab wound, 7), and four @entity1 had @entity1913 . Flexible laryngoscopy identified the injury in 8 of 12 @entity1 (75%), and computer tomography scan was positive in 9 of 9 @entity1 (100%). Twelve of the 19 @entity1 with penetrating wounds were managed by primary repair, 4 had endotracheal intubation without surgical repair, and 3 were observed. No @entity1 with a blunt @entity130 required repair. Two had endotracheal intubation, and two were observed. A high index of suspicion is essential to identifying @entity130 . Computer tomography scan is a sensitive diagnostic test for @entity130 , and may be indicated despite normal flexible laryngoscopy. The decision to repair injuries or observe injuries is primarily based on respiratory distress and associated injuries.

Diagnosis and management of XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity1913 :: ('MESH:D014949', 'Disease') :: ['blunt injury'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['tracheal injury', 'laryngotracheal injury', 'trauma']
@entity130 :: (MESH:D014947,Disease) :: ['laryngotracheal trauma']
