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Vol. 65. Issue 4.
Pages 225-230 (July - August 2014)
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Vol. 65. Issue 4.
Pages 225-230 (July - August 2014)
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Aetiology and Treatment of Vocal Fold Paralysis: Retrospective Study of 108 Patients
Etiología y tratamiento de la parálisis laríngea: estudio retrospectivo de 108 pacientes
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Carolina Bothe
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cbothe@santpau.cat

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, Montserrat López, Miquel Quer, Xavier León, Jacinto García, Joan Lop
Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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Table 2. Aetiology of Unilateral Laryngeal Paralysis Due to Injury to the Tenth Cranial Pair.
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Abstract
Objectives

To review the aetiology and treatment of laryngeal paralysis diagnosed at our hospital and to describe the available therapeutic options.

Methods

Retrospective review of medical records of 108 patients diagnosed with unilateral and bilateral vocal fold paralysis between 2000 and 2012, identifying the cause of paralysis and its treatment.

Results

Of the 108 cases analysed, 70% had unilateral vocal fold immobility and 30% bilateral immobility. The most frequent aetiology in both cases was trauma (represented mainly by surgical injury), followed by tumours in unilateral paralysis and medical causes in bilateral paralysis. Half of the patients with unilateral paralysis (38) were treated surgically, with medialization thyroplasty. In bilateral vocal fold immobility, the treatment consisted of tracheostomy in patients with threatened airway (40%). We planned to widen the air passage in 9 patients (27%), performing cordectomy in most of them.

Conclusions

The aetiology observed in our patients is similar to that described in the literature. In cases of unilateral vocal fold paralysis, we believe thyroplasty is the procedure of choice. In bilateral paralysis, it is possible to perform cordectomy in selected patients once the airway has been secured.

Keywords:
Vocal fold paralysis
Thyroplasty
Vocal fold injection
Cordectomy
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Objetivos

Revisar la etiología y el tratamiento de la parálisis laríngea de los pacientes atendidos en nuestro centro y describir las opciones terapéuticas disponibles.

Métodos

Revisión retrospectiva de las historias clínicas de 108 pacientes diagnosticados de parálisis glótica unilateral y bilateral entre el año 2000 y el 2012, identificando la causa de la parálisis y el tratamiento realizado.

Resultados

De los 108 casos analizados, el 70% presentaron inmovilidad glótica unilateral y el 30% bilateral. La etiología más frecuente en ambos casos fue la traumática representada principalmente por lesión quirúrgica, seguida de la tumoral en parálisis unilaterales y de causas médicas en parálisis bilaterales. La mitad de los pacientes con inmovilidad unilateral (38) fueron tratados con cirugía consistente en una tiroplastia de medialización. El tratamiento de la inmovilidad glótica bilateral consistió en traqueotomía en pacientes con compromiso ventilatorio (40%). Se propuso ampliar el paso aéreo en 9 pacientes (27%), efectuando cordotomía en la mayoría de los casos.

Conclusiones

La etiología de nuestros pacientes es similar a la descrita en la literatura. En las parálisis unilaterales consideramos que la tiroplastia de medialización es el procedimiento de elección. En las bilaterales, una vez que se ha asegurado la permeabilidad de la vía aérea se puede plantear cordotomía en determinados pacientes.

Palabras clave:
Parálisis cuerda vocal
Tiroplastia
Inyección intracordal
Cordotomía

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