Cricotracheotomy

Cricotracheotomy is a pathological condition that is characterized by a violation of the structure of the trachea. A common cause of the disease is its external damage: closed trauma (during car accidents or falling on sharp objects), explosive injuries during bombing, penetrating wounds of the chest area, as well as surgical injuries that occur during surgical operations on the sternum in the trachea or bronchi.

The impact of an external cause is always accompanied by visual and clinical signs of destruction of tracheal cartilaginous and soft tissues. This concerns the shape of the anatomical formation, size, and degree of pathological mobility. In case of an explosion or surgical damage, the rate of patient death reaches 5–30%, which depends on the specifics of the lesion and the time of exposure to traumatic energy. Among the extraoral symptoms, there are also neurological signs of neurological deficit (weakness in the upper limbs, inability to raise the arm). Crico-ileostomy (peritoneostomy) -

Cricotracheotomy

**Cricotracheomtia** or cricotracheal (tracheal incision) is a surgical procedure in which a small longitudinal incision is made below the level of the cricotracheal joint to provide access to the trachea and bronchi. This procedure refers to palliative treatments for head and neck cancer, when the lesion is in hard-to-reach areas and surgical treatment is not possible. Surgery may also be used for laryngeal stenosis caused by cysts and tumors, as well as other cases of airway obstruction.