scholarly journals A rare case of Fahr's syndrome with bilateral vocal cord palsy

2022 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
VadishaSrinivas Bhat ◽  
MK Goutham ◽  
Sherin Varghese ◽  
Rajeshwary Aroor ◽  
BSatheesh Kumar Bhandary
2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Rafiq ◽  
U. Al-Zoraigi ◽  
S. Alzahrani ◽  
Y. Alabdulkarim

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 after 12 hours she met the extubation parameters and so she was extubated successfully. The repeated flexible laryngoscopy showed normal vocal cords. A review of the literature revealed limited information on this transient condition.


2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 90
Author(s):  
Mitali Dandekar ◽  
Abhineet Lall ◽  
Imranul Haque ◽  
Ranjan Kumar ◽  
Namrata Sinha ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Aditi Sinha ◽  
Alexander Geragotellis ◽  
Guntaj Kaur Singh ◽  
Devika Verma ◽  
Daniyal Matin Ansari ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Vocal cord palsy is one of the recognised complications of complex cardiac surgery in the paediatric population. While there is an abundance of literature highlighting the presence of this complication, there is a scarcity of research focusing on the pathophysiology, presentation, diagnosis, and treatment options available for children affected by vocal cord palsy. Materials and methods: Electronic searches were conducted using the search terms: “Vocal Cord Palsy,” “VCP,” “Vocal Cord Injury,” “Paediatric Heart Surgery,” “Congenital Heart Surgery,” “Pediatric Heart Surgery,” “Vocal Fold Movement Impairment,” “VFMI,” “Vocal Fold Palsy,” “PDA Ligation.” The inclusion criteria were any articles discussing the outcomes of vocal cord palsy following paediatric cardiac surgery. Results: The two main populations affected by vocal cord palsy are children undergoing aortic arch surgery or those undergoing PDA ligation. There is paucity of prospective follow-up studies; it is therefore difficult to reliably assess the current approaches and the long-term implications of management options. Conclusion: Vocal cord palsy can be a devastating complication following cardiac surgery, which if left untreated, could potentially result in debilitation of quality of life and in severe circumstances could even lead to death. Currently, there is not enough high-quality evidence in the literature to aid recognition, diagnosis, and management leaving clinicians to extrapolate evidence from adult studies to make clinical judgements. Future research with a focus on the paediatric perspective is necessary in providing evidence for good standards of care.


PEDIATRICS ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 84 (5) ◽  
pp. 793-796 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert E. Schumacher ◽  
Irvin J. Weinfeld ◽  
Robert H. Bartlett

Five cases of unilateral vocal cord paralysis/ paresis were diagnosed following extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for newborn respiratory failure. All were right sided and transient in nature. None of the five patients had other findings commonly associated with vocal cord palsy. The extracorporeal membrane oxygenation procedure requires surgical dissection in the carotid sheath on the right side of the neck, an area immediately adjacent to both the vagus and recurrent laryngeal nerve. It is speculated that vocal cord paralysis in these infants was acquired as a result of the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation cannulation. Although the vocal cord paralysis resolved in all cases, two patients had difficult courses after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Therefore, laryngoscopic examination should be considered for patients after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.


1990 ◽  
Vol 104 (3) ◽  
pp. 267-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. E. Camilleri

AbstractThe management of acquired tracheo-oesophageal fistula due to tracheal intubation is reviewed and a case complicated by left vocal cord palsy and subglottic stenosis is presented. Permanent cricothyroidostomy was used in the management of this original triad of complications.


2003 ◽  
Vol 113 (3) ◽  
pp. 537-540 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiemo Wessels ◽  
R. Sparing ◽  
C. Neuschaefer-Rube ◽  
C. Kl??tzsch

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