Objectives: We report a case of granulomatous lesion infiltrating the recurrent laryngeal nerve to produce vocal cord palsy, the diagnostic dilemma posed by it and its management. Materials and methods: Clinical documentation of a 52-yearold man who presented with hoarseness of 3 months duration is presented. The clinical examination revealed immobile left vocal cord and a bulky (Lt) ventricula...

OBJECTIVE: To determine clinical features and causesof vocal cord paralysis in our set up.MATERIALAND METHODS: This descriptive study was conducted the department of ENT, Head &Neck Surgery, Hayat Abad Medical complex, Peshawar from January 2010 to December 2012. All newlydiagnosed patients any age either gender included. After enrollment a detailed history taken,thorough ENT systemic exami...

We report a case of cricoid cartilage fracture with unilateral arytenoid dislocation following a motorcycle accident. This 25 year old male sustained blunt injury to the head, face and neck. He presented late to the hospital with one week history of dysphonia. Laryngoscopy revealed cadaveric position of the non-functioning left vocal cord. CT and MRI showed laterally displaced left vocal cord. ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate demographic and videolaryngoscopic features in a large series of juveniles with paradoxical vocal cord dysfunction (PVCD). DESIGN Case series data from videolaryngoscopic tapes retrospectively evaluated in a masked, controlled fashion, and demographic data collected via retrospective medical chart review. SETTING A tertiary care otolaryngology and speech pathology refe...

INTRODUCTION Transcutaneous laryngeal ultrasonography (TLUSG) is a promising alternative to direct laryngoscopy in assessing perioperative vocal cord function. This study sought to evaluate the accuracy of TLUSG in assessing vocal cord function. METHODS Altogether, 204 patients underwent TLUSG and direct laryngoscopy before and after elective thyroidectomy. For both examinations, vocal cord m...

Mycosis fungoides is the most common type of cutaneous malignant T cell lymphoma which primarily affects skin. However, extracutaneous manifestation may occur in advanced stages, mostly observed in postmortem studies. We present a case of mycosis fungoides that disseminated to the true vocal cord of a 48-year-old African American man who presented with hoarseness. Only two cases that have also ...

Vocal cord palsy secondary to recurrent laryngeal nerve injury may be attributable to trauma, infiltrating neoplasm, congenital cardiac anomaly and others. Regardless the causes, majority of unilateral adductor palsy cases are usually managed by speech rehabilitation in order to allow compensation. In selected cases, medialization procedure may be required to achieve a complete glottal closure ...