Journal of the Korean Society of Laryngology, Phoniatrics and Logopedics (대한후두음성언어의학회지)

The Korean Society of Laryngology, Phoniatrics and Logopedics. (대한후두음성언어의학회)
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A Case of Interarytenoid Scar Disguising Bilateral Vocal Cord Palsy

양측성 성대 마비로 오인된 피열간 반흔 1예

  • Shin, Dong-Hyuk (Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Kon-Kuk University) ;
  • Kim, Yong Won (Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Kon-Kuk University) ;
  • Lee, Yongsik (Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Kon-Kuk University)
  • 신동혁 (건국대학교 의과대학 이비인후-두경부외과학교실) ;
  • 김용운 (건국대학교 의과대학 이비인후-두경부외과학교실) ;
  • 이용식 (건국대학교 의과대학 이비인후-두경부외과학교실)
  • Received : 2014.06.02
  • Accepted : 2014.06.24
  • Published : 2014.06.30
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Abstract

The patient suffered cardiac arrest 8 months before presentation. She has been suffering hoarseness and exertional dyspnea and nocturnal stridor. Upon flexible laryngoscopy, her vocal cords showed no motion and fixed in paramedian position. There was no causal finding on neck CT. EMG showed some muscular activity. Under the suspicion of crico arytenoid fixation, we performed suspension laryngoscopy, and found the arytenoid cartilage was fixed with short and stout scar, which was removed with scissors. Just after surgery she regained her voice and respiration.

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