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In modern and asymmetric conflicts, traumatic airway obstruction caused by penetrating injury to the face and neck anatomy is the second leading cause of preventable mortality. Definitive airway management in the emergency setting is most commonly accomplished by endotracheal intubation. When this fails or is not possible, a surgical airway, usually cricothyrotomy, is indicated. The clinical choice for establishing a definitive airway in the austere setting is impacted by operational factors such as a mass casualty incident or availability and type of casualty evacuation. This is a case report of a patient with severe cervicofacial injuries with imminent airway compromise in the setting of a mass casualty incident, without possibility of sedation and mechanical ventilation during his evacuation. The authors seek to highlight the considerations and lessons learned for emergency cricothyrotomy., (2022.)

Objective: To present a case of thyroid sarcoidosis revealed by a multinodular goiter and cervical and mediastinal adenopathies., Methods: We summarize the clinical presentation of a thyroid sarcoidosis. A review of literature regarding this topic is also presented., Results: A 48-year-old woman presented dysphagia without dyspnea. Clinical and radiological explorations find a multinodular goiter with cervical and mediastinal adenopathies. The symptomatic side of the goiter and the association with adenopathies justify the surgery. Total thyroidectomy and mediastinal lymphadenectomy are processed. Histopathological examination of the thyroid reveal a goiter without malignity, a vesicular nodule, and non necrotizing granulomas consistent with sarcoidosis, as in the adenopathy., Conclusion: The interest here, is the difficulty to make the diagnostic without histopathology, between a thyroid cancer with lymphadenopathies and extrapulmonary sarcoidosis (involving thyroid and adenopathies).

Introduction: The schwannoma of the glossopharyngeal nerve is a rare etiology among the tumor masses developed in the parapharyngeal space., Case Report: We report the case of a 33 years old woman in whom a large schwannoma of the left glossopharyngeal nerve was discovered incidentally on a brain MRI. Respiratory evolutionary prognosis imposed trans-oral surgical treatment., Discussion: We discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic strategy for the benign tumors of the parapharyngeal space., Conclusion: The schwannoma of the glossopharyngeal nerve is a benign rare lesion. The difficulty lies on the surgical strategy and the choice of the approach. The functional suites are marked by difficulty swallowing and require intensive speech therapy.

The authors in this article, made from a review of the scientific literature (PubMed search engine), indicate the current position of positron emission tomography with 18F-fluro-2-deoxy-D-glucose coupled computed tomography (PET-CT) in the early and late post-treatment follow up of squamous cell carcinomas of the upper aerodigestive tract. The aim of this follow up is twofold: Early detection of locoregional progressive evolution or metastatic progression and search for a possible second metachronous cancer in patients at risk.

Lipoma is an extremely common and ubiquitous benign soft tissue tumor composed of mature adipose tissue, with frequent differentiation towards other mesenchymal elements such as blood vessels, fibrous tissue, or muscle. They are typically slow-growing, encapsulated, superficial or deep, and have a wide range in size depending on their location. The presence of cartilage or bone is very rare, with most reported cases in the head and neck area. We report the case of an osteochondrolipoma of the submandibular region with associated benign bone marrow elements, with a review of the literature and discussion of the differential diagnosis.

Introduction: When facing cochleovestibular symptoms such as hearing loss, dizziness or unsteadiness, or a tinnitus evolving in the aftermath of a cranial trauma or overpressure in the form of inner ear barotrauma after diving or a from blast, a perilymphatic fistula must be considered., Materials and Methods: We present a homogenous prospective series of 16 cases of perilymphatic fistulae occurring after head trauma or overpressure between 2003 and 2011. Patients suspected of suffering from a perilymphatic fistula and presenting with the following criteria were included: the occurrence after a variable delay of cochleovestibular symptoms (vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss) in the aftermath of a head trauma or overpressure. All patients received medical treatment with intravenous corticosteroids. Failure of the initial treatment and in the presence of clinical data suggesting a perilymphatic fistula, an exploration of the middle ear was performed., Results: 13 patients (81.2% underwent surgical exploration with early and stable subtotal recovery of hearing in 90%, a rapid disappearance of vertigo in 89.9%, a loss of tinnitus in 45% and in 27% improvement., Conclusion: The diagnosis must be supported by various diagnostic tests. If evidence in favor of a perilymphatic fistula is credible, surgery has always achieved an excellent functional outcome.

Background: Tracheal rupture is a rare but life-threatening complication that most commonly occurrs after blunt trauma to the chest, but which may also complicate tracheal intubation. We report a case of post-intubation tracheal rupture after cataract surgery under general anesthesia treated conservatively., Case Presentation: Four hours after extubation, a 67 year-old woman developed subcutaneous emphysema of the facial, bilateral laterocervical and upper anterior chest. Tracheobronchial fiberendoscopy showed a posterior tracheal transmural rupture 4 cm long located 2.5 cm above the carina that opened in inspiration. The location of the lesion and features of the patient favoured conservative treatment with antibiotic cover. The patient made a full and uncomplicated recovery and was discharged fourteen days after the original injury., Conclusion: Two therapeutic strategies are currently employed for post-intubation tracheal rupture: a non-surgical strategy for small injuries and a surgical strategy for larger injuries. This case report presented the non-surgical therapeutic strategy of a large tracheal injury.

Life-threatening bleeding following craniofacial injury is rare. The rich collateral circulation between external and internal carotid arteries complicates the problem of controlling haemorrhage. We report the case of a 63-year-old man who presented a life-threatening haemorrhage following maxillofacial trauma and a severe head injury with subdural haematoma requiring neurosurgical evacuation. Although we had an interventional radiology unit, facial haemostasis was achieved by an unilateral ligation of the external carotid artery. There were three reasons behind our decision: multiple bleeding excluding selective endovascular embolization, efficiency and speed of the ligation of the external carotid, only one place for this cephalic surgery in two phases (neurosurgery and neck surgery). The role of ligation of the external carotid artery for life-threatening bleeding following facial injury is discussed.

Objectives: To present new interventional neuroradiology methods of management of an ICA injury during functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS)., Case: The authors report the case of a patient who presented an ICA injury during a FESS and who could undergo an embolization. This embolization stopped the epistaxis and saved the patient from a lethal issue without any aftereffect., Discussion: After a review of the literature the authors describe the circumstances of occurrence, the urgent management and the modern treatment of an ICA injury. Along with the progress in neuroradiology, the embolization represents a top grade treatment of this complication. Embolization with stent keeps permeable the ICA axis which represents a major progress in the management., Conclusion: The success of the management of an ICA injury relies on the close collaboration between anesthesist, otorhinolaryngologist surgeon and interventional neuroradiologist. Since 2004, modern techniques of interventional neuroradiology using new stents allow to keep permeable the ICA axis.