Management of Acute Postoperative Bilateral Vocal Cords Paralysis after Surgical Resection of Posterior Fossa Tumor (Case Report)
| Autor: | Linda El Allani, Oussama El Ammari, Ali Derkaoui, Brahim Bechri, Abdelkarim Shimi, Mohammed Khatouf |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports. 10:911-914 |
| ISSN: | 2347-6559 2347-9507 |
| DOI: | 10.36347/sjmcr.2022.v10i09.013 |
| Popis: | Bilateral vocal cords paralysis is a serious condition that can be due to pathology of the vocal fold itself, damage to the cranial nerves ensuring their mobility, or central neurological disorders. In this article, we present a case of a 13-year-old girl who was admitted to the intensive care unit postoperatively for posterior cerebral fossa tumor surgery. She was reintubated after an extubation failure as a result of laryngeal dyspnea with stridor and chest in-drawing. The examination revealed damage to III, VI, and IX nerves with the immobility of vocal cords that were abducted towards the midline. A weaning tracheotomy was performed with a good clinical evolution and the patient was discharged 13 days after the surgery with maintained follow-ups. We report this case for its rarity. |
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