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Suture lateralization of vocal cord treating paradoxical vocal cord movement: a case report

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Paradoxical vocal cord movement (PVCM) causes inspiratory stridor and extra-thoracic airway obstruction through inappropriate adduction of the vocal cords during the respiratory cycle. We report on a patient with severe PVCM necessitating tracheostomy insertion. Using the technique of endoscopic suture lateralization of a vocal cord, we succeeded in decannulation 22 years after tracheostomy. PVCM of this severity is rare and its management remains unclear. Successful treatment in this manner has not been documented previously. A brief review of current management options for this condition is included.

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  1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, St Vincent’s University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland

    Orla Young & John R. Russell

  2. Forramoyle West, Barna, Co Galway, Ireland

    Orla Young

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Young, O., Russell, J.R. Suture lateralization of vocal cord treating paradoxical vocal cord movement: a case report. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 265, 485–487 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-007-0472-0

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