Objective: To evaluate the clinical and demographic characteristics of patients with idiopathic and non-idiopathic
vocal cord paralysis (VCP).
1, 4) The decision was based on parental concerns, as well as the fact that the baby could be weaned from ventilator early, and the siblings had a spontaneous recovery of
vocal cord mobility.
We also hypothesized that in patients with bilateral
vocal cord paralysis the quality of voice and speech is significantly lower compared to the healthy subjects.
Diagnostic investigation for
vocal cord paralysis included a head, neck and chest CT scan, excluding lymphadenopathy, malignancy or aneurysms.
However, five patients (three women and two men) were excluded from the analysis because of the lack of visible
vocal cords, even with a videolaryngoscope.
The predominant site of involvement was the
vocal cords in 44 cases (88%).
All the patients had lesions in the larynx and only 1/3rd of the patients had lesions in the trachea may be due to low volume high pressure cuffs in the trachea and unyielding walls of the tube exerting constant pressure on the
vocal cords, arytenoids and subglottic region.
Los Angeles, United States -- Young singing sensation Sam Smith on Tuesday saw a US specialist for
vocal cord problems after he canceled more dates following an intense touring schedule.
Just as you allow other parts of your body to rest and recover, you must also do the same for your
vocal cords.
After repeated failures of locating the epiglottis or
vocal cords with the FFB, we put Trachway stylet into the oropharynx to assist identifying glottic structures.
London, January 15 ( ANI ): Art Garfunkel has announced that he will return to the stage four years after suffering a paralysis of the
vocal cords.
Since both recurrent laryngeal nerves were not visualized during the surgery and a CMAP was not obtained, a GlideScope visualization of the
vocal cords by the anesthesiologist was requested by the surgeon.
