1. Recurrent postoperative stridor requiring tracheostomy in a patient with spasmodic dysphonia
- Author
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Andrew Blitzer, Pablo Motta, Isaac Eliachar, John E. Tetzlaff, Mark Banoub, and Udayalakshmi Rao
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,Spasm ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Stridor ,Kidney ,Spasmodic dysphonia ,Tracheotomy ,Postoperative Complications ,Tracheostomy ,Recurrence ,otorhinolaryngologic diseases ,medicine ,Humans ,Phonation ,Aged ,Respiratory Sounds ,Voice Disorders ,Respiratory distress ,business.industry ,Pharyngeal Diseases ,respiratory system ,musculoskeletal system ,Botulinum toxin ,Surgery ,body regions ,Laryngeal Disorder ,Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine ,Anesthesia ,Pharyngeal Muscles ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,Airway ,business ,medicine.drug - Abstract
SPASMODIC dysphonia (SD) is a laryngeal disorder characterized by adductor or abductor dystonic spasms of the vocal cord (VC). It is usually manifested by abnormal phonation but may infrequently be associated with respiratory distress. We describe a patient with SD who developed recurrent severe postoperative stridor that required a tracheostomy.
- Published
- 2000