Vocal cord paralysis associated with goiter usually indicates the presence of a malignancy. Pediatric patients retain significant thymic tissue that regresses only later in life. This thymic tissue can develop significant hyperplasia during an acute autoimmune process. We describe a case of a 17-year-old girl who presented with a goiter secondary to severe Graves’ disease and a 2-month history ...

The involvement of the inferior or recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) in mobility derangement of the vocal folds occurs more frequently due to thyroid malignancy invasion. Although uncommon, the same derangement, which is caused by benign thyroid entities, is also described and reverts to normality after a thyroidectomy in up to 89% of cases. In these cases, the pathogenesis of the vocal cord mobi...

Unilateral vocal cord palsy (UVCP) is not an uncommon finding in ENT practice. It is not a diagnosis by itself. The exact incidence of UVCP has been difficult to find out because of multiple reasons. Many cases are underdiagnosed because of spontaneous recovery or compensation by the opposite cord. Also, a good number of patients with postoperative hoarseness do not undergo a laryngoscopic eval...

Background and Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the voice of patients with vocal cord palsy using Praat compared Speech tool.Materials Method The medical record from 2013 2021 was analyzed retrospectively validate as a evaluation modality speech tool. Total 60 were enrolled in this study. Thirty control 30 selected undergo recording samples. samples, /a/ “Sancheck” evaluated both groups ...

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES The purpose of this retrospective study was to estimate the economic consequences of evaluating suspected vocal cord paralysis with magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and computed tomography (CT). MATERIALS AND METHODS Reports from MR imaging (n = 30) or CT (n = 19) studies of the neck in 49 patients were retrospectively reviewed for causes of vocal cord paralysis. The p...

Rationale and Objectives. The purpose of this retrospective study was to estimate the economic consequences of evaluating suspected vocal cord paralysis with magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and computed tomography (CT). Materials and Methods. Reports from MR imaging (n = 30) or CT (n = 19) studies of the neck in 49 patients were retrospectively reviewed for causes of vocal cord paralysis. The p...

Introduction: Hoarseness of voice is a very common condition and is caused by recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy. Many possible causes of unilateral vocal cord paralysis are known, including malignant or less often benign tumors, iatrogenic injury, inflammation, or post radiation fibrosis causing nerve palsy due to encasement. Cardiovocal syndrome or Ortner’s syndrome is hoarseness due to left rec...

We report a rare case of bilateral vocal cord palsy following total thyroidectomy with successful extubation within 12 hours. The patient is a 33-year-old lady who underwent uneventful total thyroidectomy for compressive symptoms. Thirty minutes after extubation, she developed stridor and the flexible laryngoscopy showed bilaterally adducted vocal cords. The patient, thus, was reintubated and a...