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Bilateral vocal cord paralysis

MedGen UID:
833874
•Concept ID:
C2146481
•
Disease or Syndrome
HPO: HP:0012820

Definition

A loss of the ability to move the vocal fold on both sides. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBilateral vocal cord paralysis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Surgical management of laryngeal bilateral abductor palsy: comparative study between carbon dioxide and diode lasers.
El-Sobki A, El-Deeb ME, El-Kholy NA, Habaza FR, Shawky MA, Alsobky MEI
Lasers Med Sci 2022 Oct;37(8):3169-3175. Epub 2022 Jun 14 doi: 10.1007/s10103-022-03589-x. PMID: 35699806Free PMC Article
Management of patients with bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis following esophagectomy.
Jeon YJ, Cho JH, Lee HK, Kim HK, Choi YS, Zo JI, Shim YM
Thorac Cancer 2021 Jun;12(12):1851-1856. Epub 2021 May 6 doi: 10.1111/1759-7714.13940. PMID: 33955175Free PMC Article
Evaluation and management of bilateral vocal cord immobility.
Hillel AD, Benninger M, Blitzer A, Crumley R, Flint P, Kashima HK, Sanders I, Schaefer S
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1999 Dec;121(6):760-5. doi: 10.1053/hn.1999.v121.a98733. PMID: 10580234

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Surgical Treatment Applied to Bilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis in Adults: Systematic Review.
de Almeida RBS, Costa CC, Lamounier E Silva Duarte P, Rocha AKPB, Bernardes MND, Garcia JL, Freitas LB, Ramos HVL
J Voice 2023 Mar;37(2):289.e1-289.e13. Epub 2021 Jan 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2020.11.018. PMID: 33468368
Endoscopic percutaneous suture lateralization with syringe needles for neonatal bilateral vocal cord paralysis.
Zhao X, Yan S, Yang H, Li L, Pan H
Am J Otolaryngol 2022 May-Jun;43(3):103380. Epub 2022 Feb 2 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2022.103380. PMID: 35256206
Endoscopic coblation-assisted and partial arytenoidectomy for infants with idiopathic bilateral vocal cord paralysis.
Tan L, Chen C, Li Q
Medicine (Baltimore) 2022 Jan 28;101(4):e28593. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000028593. PMID: 35089194Free PMC Article
The assistance of coblation in arytenoidectomy for vocal cord paralysis.
Hu Y, Cheng L, Liu B, Ming H, Tian A, Ma M
Acta Otolaryngol 2019 Jan;139(1):90-93. Epub 2019 Feb 1 doi: 10.1080/00016489.2018.1542160. PMID: 30707045
Paediatric bilateral vocal cord paralysis: our experience.
Scatolini ML, Rodriguez HA, Pérez CG, Cocciaglia A, Botto HA, Nieto M, Bordino L
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp (Engl Ed) 2018 Sep-Oct;69(5):297-303. Epub 2018 Mar 23 doi: 10.1016/j.otorri.2017.10.003. PMID: 29580586

Diagnosis

Endoscopic percutaneous suture lateralization with syringe needles for neonatal bilateral vocal cord paralysis.
Zhao X, Yan S, Yang H, Li L, Pan H
Am J Otolaryngol 2022 May-Jun;43(3):103380. Epub 2022 Feb 2 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2022.103380. PMID: 35256206
Congenital airway anomalies.
Varela P, Schweiger C
Semin Pediatr Surg 2021 Jun;30(3):151055. Epub 2021 May 23 doi: 10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2021.151055. PMID: 34172206
Paediatric bilateral vocal cord paralysis: our experience.
Scatolini ML, Rodriguez HA, Pérez CG, Cocciaglia A, Botto HA, Nieto M, Bordino L
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp (Engl Ed) 2018 Sep-Oct;69(5):297-303. Epub 2018 Mar 23 doi: 10.1016/j.otorri.2017.10.003. PMID: 29580586
Bilateral vocal cord paralysis in children.
Chen EY, Inglis AF Jr
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2008 Oct;41(5):889-901, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2008.04.003. PMID: 18775340
Evaluation and management of bilateral vocal cord immobility.
Hillel AD, Benninger M, Blitzer A, Crumley R, Flint P, Kashima HK, Sanders I, Schaefer S
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1999 Dec;121(6):760-5. doi: 10.1053/hn.1999.v121.a98733. PMID: 10580234

Therapy

Surgical Treatment Applied to Bilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis in Adults: Systematic Review.
de Almeida RBS, Costa CC, Lamounier E Silva Duarte P, Rocha AKPB, Bernardes MND, Garcia JL, Freitas LB, Ramos HVL
J Voice 2023 Mar;37(2):289.e1-289.e13. Epub 2021 Jan 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2020.11.018. PMID: 33468368
Endoscopic percutaneous suture lateralization with syringe needles for neonatal bilateral vocal cord paralysis.
Zhao X, Yan S, Yang H, Li L, Pan H
Am J Otolaryngol 2022 May-Jun;43(3):103380. Epub 2022 Feb 2 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2022.103380. PMID: 35256206
Miller Fisher syndrome with bilateral vocal cord paralysis: a case report.
Ramakrishna KN, Tambe V, Kattamanchi A, Dhamoon AS
J Med Case Rep 2020 Feb 18;14(1):31. doi: 10.1186/s13256-020-2357-4. PMID: 32070436Free PMC Article
Endoscopic management of bilateral vocal fold paralysis in newborns and infants.
Sedaghat S, Tapia M, Fredes F, Rojas P
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2017 Jun;97:13-17. Epub 2017 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.03.021. PMID: 28483222
Treatment of bilateral vocal cord paralysis following permanent recurrent laryngeal nerve injury.
Dispenza F, Dispenza C, Marchese D, Kulamarva G, Saraniti C
Am J Otolaryngol 2012 May-Jun;33(3):285-8. Epub 2011 Sep 15 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2011.07.009. PMID: 21924522

Prognosis

Neurosarcoidosis Presenting Initially as Idiopathic Vocal Cord Paralysis.
Wu TJ, Lewis SM, Woo P
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2019 Feb;128(2):157-161. Epub 2018 Oct 26 doi: 10.1177/0003489418808814. PMID: 30360636
Idiopathic bilateral vocal cord paralysis in infants: Case series and literature review.
Lesnik M, Thierry B, Blanchard M, Glynn F, Denoyelle F, Couloigner V, Garabedian N, Leboulanger N
Laryngoscope 2015 Jul;125(7):1724-8. Epub 2014 Nov 28 doi: 10.1002/lary.25076. PMID: 25448341
Treatment of bilateral vocal cord paralysis following permanent recurrent laryngeal nerve injury.
Dispenza F, Dispenza C, Marchese D, Kulamarva G, Saraniti C
Am J Otolaryngol 2012 May-Jun;33(3):285-8. Epub 2011 Sep 15 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2011.07.009. PMID: 21924522
The upper airway: congenital malformations.
Daniel SJ
Paediatr Respir Rev 2006;7 Suppl 1:S260-3. Epub 2006 Jun 6 doi: 10.1016/j.prrv.2006.04.227. PMID: 16798587
Bilateral congenital vocal cord paralysis: a 16-year institutional review.
Miyamoto RC, Parikh SR, Gellad W, Licameli GR
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2005 Aug;133(2):241-5. doi: 10.1016/j.otohns.2005.02.019. PMID: 16087022

Clinical prediction guides

Polyhydramnios associated with congenital bilateral vocal cord paralysis: A case report.
Choi MG, Kim YH, Kim JW, Kim TY, Park SY, Bang HY
Medicine (Baltimore) 2023 Jan 20;102(3):e31630. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000031630. PMID: 36701710Free PMC Article
Surgical Treatment Applied to Bilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis in Adults: Systematic Review.
de Almeida RBS, Costa CC, Lamounier E Silva Duarte P, Rocha AKPB, Bernardes MND, Garcia JL, Freitas LB, Ramos HVL
J Voice 2023 Mar;37(2):289.e1-289.e13. Epub 2021 Jan 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2020.11.018. PMID: 33468368
Airway Complications Resulting From Pediatric Esophageal Button Battery Impaction: A Systematic Review.
Philteos J, James AL, Propst EJ, Ostrow O, McKinnon N, Everett T, Wolter NE
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2022 Jul 1;148(7):677-683. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2022.0848. PMID: 35616924
Paediatric bilateral vocal cord paralysis: our experience.
Scatolini ML, Rodriguez HA, Pérez CG, Cocciaglia A, Botto HA, Nieto M, Bordino L
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp (Engl Ed) 2018 Sep-Oct;69(5):297-303. Epub 2018 Mar 23 doi: 10.1016/j.otorri.2017.10.003. PMID: 29580586
Idiopathic bilateral vocal cord paralysis in infants: Case series and literature review.
Lesnik M, Thierry B, Blanchard M, Glynn F, Denoyelle F, Couloigner V, Garabedian N, Leboulanger N
Laryngoscope 2015 Jul;125(7):1724-8. Epub 2014 Nov 28 doi: 10.1002/lary.25076. PMID: 25448341

Recent systematic reviews

Surgical Treatment Applied to Bilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis in Adults: Systematic Review.
de Almeida RBS, Costa CC, Lamounier E Silva Duarte P, Rocha AKPB, Bernardes MND, Garcia JL, Freitas LB, Ramos HVL
J Voice 2023 Mar;37(2):289.e1-289.e13. Epub 2021 Jan 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2020.11.018. PMID: 33468368
Airway Complications Resulting From Pediatric Esophageal Button Battery Impaction: A Systematic Review.
Philteos J, James AL, Propst EJ, Ostrow O, McKinnon N, Everett T, Wolter NE
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2022 Jul 1;148(7):677-683. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2022.0848. PMID: 35616924

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