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Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis cases in KOHI – Etiologic Review of Mediastinal Causes
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Veröffentlicht: | 26. April 2017 |
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Abstract
Objective: To investigate the association between unilateral vocal cord paralysis and meditational pathology. To review the anatomical relationship of mediastinal structures to the path of the unilateral vocal cord paralysis.
Methods: Cross sectional study,analytical held at the Occupational Health Institute. The sample consisted of patients with Unilateral Vocal Cord paralysis of sex and age between 40-80 years.
Nasolaryngoscopy flexible, CT scan, Magnetic resonance, biopsy are diagnostic methods with which we select data that result in us correlations of these two pathologies.
Results: Study is based on the external pathology examination from unilateral vocal cord paralysis. In total 55 diagnosed patients.
The sample has a greater number of male participants 58.1%.The mean age was 64.2 year. The results obtained in cases of mediastinal etiology due to unilateral paralysis of vocal : Ca pulmo 35 patients (63.3%) TBC,lyphonodule 7 patients (12 %) eneurizma aortae 3 patients (5.45%) , brain surgery 3patients (5.45%)brain cancer 2 patients( 3.65%) ,thyreoidectomy 2 patients(3.65%)lung operation 1 patients (1.81%)
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