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Incidence of abnormality in routine ‘vocal cord checks’

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

J. W. A. Curley  and
M. S. Timms
J. W. A. Curley*
Affiliation:
Manchester
M. S. Timms
Affiliation:
Manchester
*
Miss J. W. A. Curley, F.R.C.S., Senior Registrar in Otolaryngology, Ancoats Hospital, Old Mill Street, Manchester M14 6EB
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Abstract

Where elective surgery carries a risk of damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve, pre-operative examination of the larynx is routine. The incidence of positive findings at such examination has been determined by retrospective review of 1,947 clinic records. Only 31 vocal cord palsies were found. The possible causes and relevance of such findings are discussed.

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Main Articles
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 103 , Issue 11 , November 1989 , pp. 1057 - 1058
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989

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