BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES To describe the main causes of hoarseness after undergoing tracheal intubation. CONTENTS Hoarseness is one of the most common postoperatory symptoms after tracheal intubation and the effects vary in terms of duration, depending on the factors that caused it and on how severe the damage to the laryngeal structures. This study performed a brief check-up of the anatomic...

Study Design Case series of two arytenoid dislocations after anterior cervical discectomy. Objective To recognize arytenoid dislocation as a possible cause of prolonged hoarseness in patients after anterior cervical discectomies. Summary of Background Data Prolonged hoarseness is a common postoperative complication after anterior cervical spine surgery. The etiology of prolonged postoperative h...

BACKGROUND The clinical characteristics and outcomes of hoarseness subsequent to cardiovascular surgery, intervention, maneuver and endotracheal intubation have not been systematically elucidated. METHODS The literature of hoarseness following cardiovascular surgery, intervention, and maneuver and intubation published between 1980 and 2011 was comprehensively retrieved in the MEDLINE database...

BACKGROUND Postoperative sore throat, cough, and hoarseness of voice though minor sequelae after general tracheal anaesthesia can be distressing to the patient. METHODS This prospective, randomized, double blind, controlled study compares the incidence of postoperative sore throat, cough, and hoarseness of voice after general tracheal anaesthesia when applying betamethasone gel (betamethasone...

Postoperative sore throat and hoarseness are common and disturbing complications following endotracheal intubation, and women are more frequently affected by these symptoms. This study explores risk factors associated with postoperative sore throat and hoarseness in women following intubation. In this prospective cross-sectional study, 97 patients undergoing elective ear, nose, and throat surge...

UNLABELLED Leprosy is an infectious disease, with vocal involvement varying between hoarseness and difficult breathing. AIM Compare the main vocal complaints among elderly patients after treatment for leprosy and a control group. STUDY DESIGN Descriptive prospective. MATERIALS AND METHODS We included 50 patients aged over 60 years, 32 had been treated for leprosy, and the others formed th...

We report two contrasting and rare cases of voice hoarseness in young patients of tubercular aetiology. First case report is of isolated tubercular recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy in a patient who presented with hoarseness of voice. Chest radiograph showed a left hilar prominence and bronchial washings isolated acid-fast bacilli. Hoarseness of voice as an initial symptom due to isolated vocal c...

Hoarseness is a vague term that patients often use to describe a change in voice quality ranging from voice hoarseness to voice weakness. However the term can reflect abnormalities anywhere along the vocal tract from the oral cavity to lungs. Ideally the term “Hoarseness” refers to laryngeal dysfunction caused by abnormal vocal cord vibration [1]. Bernoulli’s principle explains that when air pa...