Clinical Predictors of Postintubation Bilateral Vocal Fold Immobility
Introduction Iatrogenic bilateral vocal fold immobility (BVFI) often arises from posterior glottic stenosis (PGS) after endotracheal intubation, whereby posterior commissure mucosal disruption leads to fibrosis and ankylosis of the cricoarytenoid joints. Sequelae can be devastating, resulting in dys...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
2022-10-01
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Series: | International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1741435 |