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Neuroendocrine tumor mimicking a recalcitrant vocal fold granuloma: Appearances can be deceiving. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
Key Clinical Message Posterior glottic lesions resembling granulomas unresponsive to conservative treatment should raise suspicion of a neoplastic condition. Although surgery is rarely recommended for arytenoid granulomas due to their high recurrence rate, histological evaluation is mandatory in cases of uncertain diagnosis.
Lazzeroni M, Pini G, Solimeno LS, Pescia C, Runza L, Pignataro L, Cantarella G.   +6 more
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Recurrent nerve damage following thyroid surgery: What can I do? [PDF]

World J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Abstract Objectives Bilateral recurrent nerve damage still represents one of the main complications following thyroid surgery, even though the nerve intraoperative monitoring has allowed the decrease of this injury. This observational retrospective study aims to define the onset modalities and the recovery time of different clinical conditions that may
Testa D, Del Vecchio L, Motta S, Castagna L, Conzo G, Carandente V, Docimo G, Lombardo N, Conzo A, Motta G, Docimo L.   +10 more
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Quality of life after transoral CO₂ laser posterior cordotomy with or without partial arytenoidectomy for bilateral adductor vocal cord paralysis. [PDF]

Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol, 2021
Objectives: Bilateral adductor vocal cord paralysis (BAVCP) is a rare and challenging condition whose main consequence is reduction of airway patency at the glottic level, often causing respiratory distress, while vocal function tends to remain almost ...
Filauro M, Vallin A, Marcenaro E, Missale F, Fragale M, Mora F, Marrosu V, Sampieri C, Carta F, Puxeddu R, Peretti G.   +10 more
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Idiopathic bilateral abductor cord palsy-can it be the cause of obstructive sleep apnea? [PDF]

Sleep Medicine: X, 2023
We describe a case of 27 year old male who presented with history of breathing difficulty with episodes of apnea for 8 years. He was suspected to have obstructive sleep apnea and a nocturnal polysomnography showed Apnea-Hypopnea index of 34/hour and the ...
Roshan Verma, Reshma Raj
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Inducible laryngeal obstruction in a healthcare worker exposed to hydrogen peroxide, peracetic acid, and acetic acid [PDF]

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
This report describes a case of severe inducible laryngeal obstruction (ILO) in an emergency department nurse. Onset of the condition occurred after an episode of exposure to a disinfectant product containing hydrogen peroxide, peracetic acid, and acetic
Anne M. Foreman, Brie H. Blackley, R. Reid Harvey, Stella E. Hines   +3 more
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Synchronous Regeneration: Key Mechanism for Selective Reinnervation in Bilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis. [PDF]

Laryngoscope
This study investigates the mechanisms behind the success of selective laryngeal reinnervation surgery in bilateral vocal fold paralysis. In an animal model, the surgery promoted neuromuscular regeneration and restored coordinated vocal fold movement, with no misdirected potentials observed.
Li M, Chen M, Song W, Zheng H, Zhu W, Zhu M, Wang W, Song X.   +7 more
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Supracricoid Laryngectomy: The Function of the Remaining Arytenoid in Voice and Swallowing

International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2018
Introduction Supracricoid laryngectomy still has selected indications; there are few studies in the literature, and the case series are limited, a fact that stimulates the development of new studies to further elucidate the structural and functional ...
Elaine Cristina Pires Buzaneli, Marcia Simões Zenari, Marco Aurélio Vamondes Kulcsar, Rogerio A. Dedivitis, Cláudio Roberto Cernea, Kátia Nemr   +5 more
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High-Riding Innominate Artery: Booby Trap for ICU Tracheotomy. [PDF]

Laryngoscope
Despite tracheotomy being a routine procedure, it is not rare to encounter anatomic irregularities that can compromise its success. In this report, we describe a case in which a high‐riding innominate artery was identified within the surgical trajectory moments before incision, which ultimately necessitated airway securement using an alternative ...
Ramakrishnan VR, Kaefer SL.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Laryngoscopic evaluation of arytenoid movements in pure Arabian horses [PDF]

Open Veterinary Journal
Background: The equine larynx can be affected by a variety of diseases that might interfere with patency of the upper respiratory tract. Laryngeal hemiplegia is a well-known disease in large-sized equine breed and its occurrence in the Arabian horses is
Ghaliah Al_Shehab, Razan Naji, Fatimah Alali, Anfal Alali, Ahmad Allowaim, Ali Almohammed, Dawood Aljasim, Amen Alkhalifah, Yousef M. A. Alhammad, Mohamed Marzok, Zakriya Al Mohamad, Abdulaziz H. Almuhanna   +11 more
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Bilateral vocal fold immobility: diagnosis and treatment Imobilidade bilateral de pregas vocais: diagnóstico e tratamento [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2011
Vocal fold immobility may be due to bilateral neurogenic paralysis, cricoarytenoid joint fixation, laryngeal synechiae, or posterior glottic stenosis.
José Antonio Pinto, Luciana Ballester de Mello Godoy, Valéria Wanderley Pinto Brandão Marquis, Thiago Branco Sonego, Carolina de Farias Aires Leal   +4 more
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