Minimally invasive injection laryngoplasty in the management of unilateral vocal cord paralysis after video-assisted mediastinal lymph adenectomy

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Kara H. V., Karaaltin A. B., Ersen E., Alaskarov E., Kilic B., Turna A.

VIDEOSURGERY AND OTHER MINIINVASIVE TECHNIQUES, vol.13, no.3, pp.388-393, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.5114/wiitm.2018.75886
  • Journal Name: VIDEOSURGERY AND OTHER MINIINVASIVE TECHNIQUES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.388-393
  • Keywords: minimally invasive injection laryngoplasty, unilateral vocal cord paralysis, video-assisted mediastinal lymph adenectomy, VOICE HANDICAP INDEX-10, CELL LUNG-CANCER, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, FOLD PARALYSIS, THORACIC-SURGERY, NERVE PARALYSIS, LYMPHADENECTOMY, ESOPHAGECTOMY, CARCINOMA
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Video-assisted mediastinal lymphadenectomy (VAMLA) is a valuable tool for invasive staging of the mediastinum. Unilateral vocal cord paralysis (UVCP) may occur in patients following VAMLA and may result in secretion retention within the lungs, atelectasis and associated infectious situations such as pneumonia. Minimally invasive injection laryngoplasty (ILP) is the treatment of choice in UVCP.