[Functional rehabilitation of severe laryngopharyngeal injuries after near-lethal suicide attempt by hanging].

CONCLUSION: Minimal external clinical findings after near-lethal suicide attempts by hanging do not exclude severe internal injuries of the upper aerodigestive tract structures. After reconstructive surgery an appropriate tracheal cannula management and an early and intensive swallowing therapy parallel to the psychiatric treatment is mandatory to restore voice, airway and deglutition. PMID: 30406269 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30406269?dopt=Abstract

Source: HNO - November 9, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: HNO Source Type: research