Open AccessSurgical management of bilateral abductor paralysis by extralaryngeal approach
Author(s) -
Prabir Kumar Mondal,
Indranil Pal,
S. P. Bera,
Alok Ranjan Mondal,
Soumali Biswas
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf02907639
Subject(s) - medicine , laryngeal paralysis , surgery , otorhinolaryngology , paralysis , respiratory distress , vocal cord paralysis , airway , recurrent laryngeal nerve , airway obstruction , anesthesia , thyroid
Paralysis of the abductors of both vocal cords causes the vocal cords to lie in the midline or paramedian position. This compromises the airways and causes respiratory distress which may often be acute necessitating tracheostomy. A lateralisation of the vocal cord is required to provide adequate airway without significantly affecting speech. Extralaryngeal approach is our preferred approach. This article reports a study of eight cases who underwent arytenoid abduction by an extralaryngeal approach for bilateral abductor paralysis of vocal cords.