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ArticleBMC anesthesiology2021

Vocal cord granuloma after transoral thyroidectomy using oral endotracheal intubation: two case reports.

Tsung-Jung Liang, Nai-Yu Wang, Shiuh-Inn Liu, I-Shu Chen

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Article in BMC anesthesiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Tsung-Jung LiangDivision of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, No. 386, Dazhong 1st Rd, Zuoying District, 81362, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Nai-Yu WangDivision of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, No. 386, Dazhong 1st Rd, Zuoying District, 81362, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Shiuh-Inn LiuDivision of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, No. 386, Dazhong 1st Rd, Zuoying District, 81362, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
I-Shu ChenDivision of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, No. 386, Dazhong 1st Rd, Zuoying District, 81362, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. nugaticc@gmail.com.
Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital · TWNational Taiwan University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTransoral thyroidectomy can be performed using nasal or oral intubation. Recently, we encountered two cases of vocal cord granuloma that were suspected to result from intraoperative compression by the oral endotracheal tube. CASES PRESENTATION: Two women underwent transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy with oral endotracheal tubes fixed at the mouth angle. Their initial postoperative recovery was uneventful, but they developed hoarseness 2 months after the surgery. Subsequent strobolaryngoscopy revealed vocal cord granulomas at the side of contact of the endotracheal tube. One patient received medication and voice therapy, and her granuloma shrank significantly one month later. The other patient underwent granuloma resection. Thereafter, the symptoms improved in both the patients.

conclusionsOral intubation with tube placement at the mouth angle might result in the formation of vocal cord granulomas. Therefore, we suggest positioning the tube at the midline to avoid excessive irritation on one side of the vocal cord.

Indexed as

AdultEndoscopyFemaleGranuloma, LaryngealHoarsenessHumansIntubation, IntratrachealMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsThyroidectomyTime FactorsVocal CordsEndoscopic thyroidectomyThyroidTransoralVestibular approachVocal cord granuloma

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PMID34126924
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