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Respiratory obstruction following vocal cord injection of Teflon paste
Author(s) -
BATES G. J. E. M.,
CURLEY J. W. A.,
WARD M. E.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1984.tb06438.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cord , airway obstruction , anesthesia , vocal cord dysfunction , airway , tetrafluoroethylene , surgery , asthma , chemistry , organic chemistry , copolymer , polymer
Summary Injection of poly(tetrafluoroethylene) past (Teflon) into vocal cords is becoming more common, but immediate morbidity has not previously been described. A case is reported in which acute airway obstruction followed the injection of Teflon paste into a paralysed vocal cord. This was easily managed, without resort to tracheostomy, by topical lignocaine which reduced the overactivity of the normal vocal cord.