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Acute bilateral vocal fold paresis as a symptom of benign thyroid disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Tomasz Kręcicki ,
Tadeusz Łukiénczuk ,
Maria Zalesska-Kręcicka  and
Waldemar Balcerzak
Tomasz Kręcicki*
Affiliation:
Department and Clinic of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, School of Medicine, University of Wroclaw, Poland.
Tadeusz Łukiénczuk
Affiliation:
Department and Clinic of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Wroclaw, Poland.
Maria Zalesska-Kręcicka
Affiliation:
Department and Clinic of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, School of Medicine, University of Wroclaw, Poland.
Waldemar Balcerzak
Affiliation:
Department and Clinic of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Wroclaw, Poland.
*
Dr Tomasz Krecicki, 51-607 Wroclaw, ul. Smoleńskiego 4, Poland. Fax: (48) (71) 22 54 15.
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Abstract

A case of bilateral laryngeal nerve paralysis caused by a small goitre is reported. After thyroidectomy the return of vocal fold movements was observed. A review of the literature is presented. The possibility of acute airway distress caused by a slightly enlarged goitre is emphasized.

Keywords

Vocal fold paralysisThyroid diseases
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 108 , Issue 5 , May 1994 , pp. 433 - 434
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1994

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