Long-term quality of voice is usually acceptable after initial hoarseness caused by a thyroidectomy or a parathyroidectomy | Zendy

Ioannis Christakis | Zendy; Patrick Klang | Zendy; Nadia Talat | Zendy; G Galatà | Zendy; KlausMartin Schulte | Zendy

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Long-term quality of voice is usually acceptable after initial hoarseness caused by a thyroidectomy or a parathyroidectomy

Author(s) -

Ioannis Christakis,

Patrick Klang,

Nadia Talat,

G Galatà,

KlausMartin Schulte

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

gland surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.643

H-Index - 22

eISSN - 2227-8575

pISSN - 2227-684X

DOI - 10.21037/gs.2018.09.02

Subject(s) - medicine , recurrent laryngeal nerve , parathyroidectomy , thyroidectomy , vocal cord paralysis , surgery , palsy , thyroid , paralysis , parathyroid hormone , alternative medicine , pathology , calcium

Vocal cord (VC) palsy following a thyroidectomy or parathyroidectomy can result in significant morbidity for the patient. We aimed to investigate the incidence of VC palsy in a tertiary referral Institution, track the management of these cases and record the long-term outcomes and VC recovery rates.

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