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Bilateral vocal cord paralysis
Author(s) -
JACOBSON LOUIS
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1979.tb06251.x
Subject(s) - medicine , vocal cord paralysis , cord , paralysis , citation , library science , surgery , computer science
A case of bilateral vocal cord paralysis following anterior cervical fusion is described. Although previously documented, this complication does not appear to be widely recognised. An outline for the pathogenesis is suggested. Immediate postoperative vocal cord inspection by the anaesthetist is advocated.