Abstract
Efficiency of vocal cord medialization for recurrent laryngeal nerve dysfunction following pulmonary resections
Highlights
Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) are the major source of morbidity in patients undergoing pulmonary resections due to malignancy
Atelectasis, bronchospasm and pneumonia incidence rate vary between 5% and 80% in literature, with 20% leading to respiratory failure and mortality among those patients [1,2,3]
Intra-thoracic malignancies, especially bronchogenic and esophageal carcinomas are associated with a range of local complications caused by the primary tumor, lymph nodes, or the surgical resection itself [2,5,7]
Summary
Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) are the major source of morbidity in patients undergoing pulmonary resections due to malignancy. Recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN), which is a branch of Vagus nerve, is responsible for innervations of the larynx and vocal cords. Damage to this nerve during a thoracic operation, especially on the left hemithorax due to its anatomy, can cause phonetic problems, aspiration and respiratory distress. Aim of our study was to evaluate our rate of recurrent laryngeal dysfunction after pulmonary resections, and clinical outcomes of these patients following vocal cord medialization
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