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Vocal fold palsy: a re-evaluation of investigations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

F. B. MacGregor ,
D. N. Roberts ,
D. J. Howard  and
P. D. Phelps
F. B. MacGregor*
Affiliation:
Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8DA.
D. N. Roberts
Affiliation:
Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8DA.
D. J. Howard
Affiliation:
Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8DA.
P. D. Phelps
Affiliation:
Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8DA.
*
Miss F. B. MacGregor, F.R.C.S., Research Fellow, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, Road, London W12 0NN.
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Abstract

With easier access to more sophisticated imaging techniques, the investigation of vocal fold palsy is reassessed. A questionnaire was sent to all ENT surgeons in the UK to establish which imaging techniques are available to ENT departments and which tests are currently requested during the investigation of vocal fold palsy.

An extensive literature review established the aetiology of vocal fold palsy and the sensitivity and specificity of radiological investigations.

A simple protocol is proposed which would be suitable to implement in the majority of ENT departments in the UK.

Keywords

Vocal fold paralysis

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Review Article
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 108 , Issue 3 , March 1994 , pp. 193 - 196
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1994

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