Clinical restoration of voice function after loss of the vagus nerve

✍ Scribed by Weber, Randal S. ;Neumayer, Leigh ;Alford, Bobby R. ;Weber, Samuel C.

• Book ID: 102849087
• Publisher: Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
• Year: 1985
• Weight: 904 KB
• Volume: 7
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0148-6403
• DOI: 10.1002/hed.2890070603

✦ Synopsis

One hundred eleven patients with unilateral vocal cord paralysis underwent Teflon@ injection for the rehabilitation of laryngeal function. The most common etiology was vocal cord paralysis after surgical treatment of thoracic abdominal aortic aneurysms, which accounted for 36.9% of patients. Of the 11 1 patients, 85% had improved voice function after Teflon@ injection. Two patients developed airway obstruction secondary to edema and required temporary tracheostorny. Twenty-four patients with paralysis after aneurysm surgery were injected acutely with no morbidity and immediate restoration of voice function. We now advocate Teflon@ injection in patients with vocal cord paralysis after thoracic aneurysm surgery in the immediate convalescent period to restore voice function and lessen pulmonary complications.