RT Book, Section
A1 Hay, Jr, William W.
A1 Levin, Myron J.
A1 Deterding, Robin R.
A1 Abzug, Mark J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1145459542
T1 Vocal Cord Paralysis
T2 Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264257614
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145459542
RD 2024/04/20
AB Hoarseness  or  stridorMay  present  with  difficulty  swallowingUnilateral  or  bilateral  vocal  cord  paralysisMay  be  congenitalMay  result  from  injury  to  the  recurrent  laryngeal  nerves  (more  common)Risk  factors  for  acquired  paralysis  includeDifficult  delivery  (especially  face  presentation)Neck  and  thoracic  surgery  (eg,  ductal  ligation  or  repair  of  tracheoesophageal  fistula)TraumaMediastinal  massesCentral  nervous  system  disease  (eg,  Arnold-Chiari  malformation)