Main vocal complaints of elderly patients after leprosy treatment.

Main vocal complaints of elderly patients after leprosy treatment Summary

Our Experience with Kashimas Procedure for Bilateral Abductor Vocal Cord Palsy

Introduction: Kashima operation, also known as endoscopic laser cordotomy is used for the treatment of bilateral abductor vocal cord palsy where the glottis chink is made posteriorly, sufficient enough for patient to breathe comfortably without any strider.   Materials and Methods: This Clinical Trial Was Performed On 12 Patients[1] with Bilateral Abductor Vocal Cord Paralysis. All Patients...

Modified Active Surveillance System (MASS); a novel clinicopathological evaluation of PB leprosy patients after RFT, in Mangalore, India.

The current recommendations for leprosy control programmes include stopping active surveillance in view of the very low relapse rates and a phased integration of leprosy services with the general health services. Passive surveillance may not be adequate, more so because of the introduction of newer, shorter drug regimens. This study is an effort to evolve a modified active surveillance, which i...

بررسی وضوح تصویر دو نمای سونوگرافیک ترانس تیروئید و سوپراتیروئید در تشخیص حرکت تارهای صوتی

Abstract Background :  Iatrogenic recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury is an uncommon but serious complication of Head and neck surgery and also thoracic procedures. laryngoscopy can be an invasive and uncomfortable procedure, therefore the use of sonography as an noninvasive method of screening patients for impaired vocal-cord mobility is desirable. The aim of this study was to assess ...

A ten-year historic study of paranasal cavity endoscopy in patients with Leprosy.

UNLABELLED Leprosy is an infectious condition that has a chronic evolution caused by the Mycobacterium leprae. It very often attacks the nasal cavities mucosa independent of its clinical form, even before skin lesions or lesions to other parts of the body arise, in the presence or not of clinical complaints. AIM To show the efficiency of nasal endoscopy to identify endonasal mucosa lesions an...