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Is there a correlation of sonographic measurements of true vocal cords with gender or body mass indices in normal healthy volunteers?

open access: yesJournal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2014
Background: Ultrasound is a readily available, non-invasive technique to visualize airway dimensions at the patient′s bedside and possibly predict difficult airways before invasively looking; however, it has rarely been used for emergency investigation ...
Leah Bright   +4 more
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Laryngeal and Vocal Characterization of Asymptomatic Adults With Sulcus Vocalis

open access: yesInternational Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2019
Introduction Sulcus vocalis is defined as a longitudinal depression on the vocal cord, parallel to its free border. Its most marked characteristic is breathlessness, caused by incomplete glottal closure, in addition to roughness, due to the decrease in ...
Alex Bruno Soares   +4 more
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Bilateral vocal cord paralysis [PDF]

open access: yesAnaesthesia, 1979
A case of bilateral vocal cord paralysis following anterior cervical fusion is described. Although previously documented, this complication does not appear to be widely recognised. An outline for the pathogenesis is suggested. Immediate postoperative vocal cord inspection by the anaesthetist is advocated.
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Cricoarytenoiditis as an Initial Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

open access: yesCase Reports in Rheumatology, 2011
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory disease encompassing a broadened spectrum of clinical manifestations. Vocal cords involvement in SLE is not a frequent entity but can be life threatening if not treated.
Jean-Michel Hougardy   +3 more
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Ultrasound assessment of subglottic region for estimation of appropriate endotracheal tube size in pediatric anesthesia

open access: yesJournal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 2017
Background and Aims: Endotracheal tube (ETT) selection in pediatric patients is mainly done with the age, height, or weight-based formula. We compared ultrasound assessment of the subglottic area to predict the outer diameter of the ETT, with that of ...
Pughal Vendan Gnanaprakasam   +1 more
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