Clinical evaluation of vocal fold paralysis in 207 children / 中华耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志
Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
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(12): 847-850, 2018.
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in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-807656
ABSTRACT
Objective@#To investigate the etiology and clinical characteristics of vocal fold paralysis in children. To provide useful information for diagnosis, management and prognosis in the clinical work.@*Methods@#Two hundred and seven children with vocal fold paralysis in Children′s Hospital of Fudan University were retrospectively studied, and followed-up.@*Results@#All the patients had hoarseness.151 cases had vocal paralysis in the left side and the main etiology was pulmonary arterial hypertension.43 cases had bilateral vocal paralysis and all of them had respiratory problems.The main etiology were congenital tracheoesophageal malformations.13 cases had vocal paralysis in the right side.In terms of etiology, 8 cases were related to intracranial lesions, 2 cases were idiopathic.@*Conclusions@#The main etiologies of left vocal fold paralysis were cardiovascular diseases, and bilateral vocal paralysis were congenital tracheoesophageal malformations.The main etiologies of right vocal fold paralysis were neoplastic and central lesion.The prognosis of bilateral vocal fold paralysis and right vocal fold paralysis was poor.
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Prognostic study
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Chinese
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Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
Year:
2018
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