Noninvasive ventilation and laser-assisted unilateral posterior cordotomy as novel multidisciplinary approaches for Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease 4B vocal cord paralysis: a case report [PDF]
Background Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease (CMT) is one of the most common inherited neuropathies. The disease is generally characterized by sensory loss most prominent in distal extremities, muscle weakness, and muscle wasting.
Seyed Ahmad Tabatabaii +5 more
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Multidisciplinary Team‐Assisted Rescue of Innominate Artery Hemorrhage During Tracheotomy for Bilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis Post‐Thyroidectomy for Thyroid Cancer: A Case Report and Scoping Literature Review [PDF]
Objectives The purpose of this study is to present a case of innominate artery (IA) rupture during tracheotomy, along with its prevention and emergency management.
Jiang‐Tao Zhong +4 more
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17. Cancer Pain: Part I: Cordotomy for Unilateral Pain due to Cancer [PDF]
ABSTRACT Introduction Despite advancements in pharmacological and intrathecal treatment of oncological pain, it remains a significant challenge, affecting 44.5% of patients with cancer, with 30.6% experiencing moderate‐to‐severe pain. Methods This scoping review provides a summary of the literature from 2016 to 2024, focusing on percutaneous cordotomy ...
Bregje Huisman +7 more
wiley +2 more sources
Awake Percutaneous Cervical Cordotomy in Patients With Cancer: A Technical Report [PDF]
ABSTRACT Background Percutaneous cervical cordotomy (PCC) is a minimally invasive radiofrequency procedure for intractable unilateral cancer pain. Commonly performed under conscious sedation, awake PCC enables real‐time patient feedback, potentially improving targeting precision and expanding eligibility for patients in whom sedation poses risks ...
Adinda P. Pradhana +6 more
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How I Do It: Two Novel, Low‐Cost Phonomicrosurgery Models With Open‐Source, 3D‐Printed Laryngoscopes [PDF]
Two new vocal fold microflap models using products found in any grocery store have been developed along with publicly available 3D‐printable parts for simulating multiple laryngoscopes commonly used during laryngeal phonomicrosurgery. This represents a low cost, easily reproducible model for basic laryngeal phonomicrosurgery training.
Sapir Pinhas +3 more
wiley +2 more sources
Long-Term Postoperative Swallowing Findings After Carbon Dioxide Laser Transverse Posterior Cordotomy in Bilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis: A Retrospective Cross-sectional FEES Study [PDF]
Objective: To describe the frequency and pattern of long-term postoperative swallowing abnormalities detected by flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) after carbon dioxide (CO₂) laser transverse posterior cordotomy for bilateral vocal fold ...
Emre Demirel +7 more
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Endoscopic laser cordotomy for bilateral recurrent paralysis – comments on a clinical case [PDF]
Introduction. Bilateral recurrent paralysis treatment has changed in the last decades as various procedures have been developed in order to superiorly preserve the functions of the larynx. For life-threatening situations tracheotomy remains the treatment
Mihail TUȘALIU +7 more
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Surviving Separation: Laryngotracheal Injury in Blunt Neck Trauma—A Case Report and Review [PDF]
Laryngotracheal trauma is a rare but fatal cause of injury in patients involved in polytrauma. Most patients succumb on site due to airway compromise. Thus, a delay in instituting interventions in such patients often leads to poor outcomes. In the handful that do make it to the hospital, there is a paucity of literature with regard to the optimal ...
Reggie John +5 more
wiley +2 more sources
Laser arytenoidectomy and posterior cordotomy in a patient with bilateral vocal cord paralysis due to multiple system atrophy [PDF]
Bilateral vocal cord paralysis leading to stridor is a known but rare complication of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and a recognised complication of multiple system atrophy (MSA). Tracheostomy is a commonly offered treatment, leading to substantial adaptations and lifestyle changes for the patient.
Ayesha, Mahmud +2 more
openaire +3 more sources
Using a customizable L stent for laryngotracheal stenosis: Patterns of success and failure
Background A recent innovation in the management of tracheostomy‐dependent patients with laryngotracheal stenosis (LTS) has been the customizable laryngotracheal stent, made by dividing a T‐tube in half (“L stent”).
Nicolas J. Casellas +3 more
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