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Objectives: The treatment of bilateral vocal cord paralysis in early childhood is really challenging even now a days. One of the treatment options is endoscopic arytenoid abduction lateropexy; a reversible simple suture vocal cord lateralizing technique, the arytenoid cartilage is directly lateralized to normal abducted position. Authors introduce a case of a successfully treated toddler. Methods: The 2.5 years old boy had noisy breathing and dyspnea on exertion since delivery. Laryngo-tracheoscopy revealed bilateral vocal cord paralysis. Unilateral, left-sided endoscopic arytenoid abduction lateropexy was performed with supraglottic jet ventilation. Results: He remained intubated for 3 with an uncuffed tracheal tube. After extubation, no dyspnea or swallowing disorder occurred. During the follow-up laryngo-tracheoscopies, clinical growth charts and voice analysis showed satisfactory functional results. Conclusions: The endoscopic arytenoid abduction lateropexy is a minimally invasive, quick, reversible endoscopic glottis enlarging procedure, which might be a favorable solution for neonatal bilateral vocal cord paralysis even in early childhood. It provides immediately wide airway without any permanent damage to voice production.

Endoscopic Arytenoid Abduction Lateropexy for the Treatment of Bilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis in Early Childhood: Case Report