Pediatric Vocal Fold Paralysis.

Patrick Kiessling, Douglas Sidell

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Review in Otolaryngologic clinics of North America, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Patrick KiesslingDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Stanford Health Care, Stanford, CA, USA. Electronic address: patkiess@stanford.edu.

Douglas SidellDivision of Pediatric Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Lucille Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford Children's Health, Stanford, CA, USA.

Funding

Stanford Clinician Scientist Training ProgramR25DC020174 · NIDCD · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Alan Gi-Lun Cheng · 2022 to 2026

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NIDCD NIH HHS R25 DC020174

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pediatric vocal fold paralysis (VFP) remains challenging to diagnose and manage. Iatrogenic VFP is the most common subtype, often associated with cardiac surgeries. Unilateral VFP typically manifests as dysphonia, stridor, and feeding difficulties, while bilateral VFP usually presents with more severe stridor and respiratory distress. Flexible laryngoscopy is the gold standard for diagnosis, though vocal fold ultrasound is a reasonable alternative. Injection laryngoplasty can be a short-term treatment for unilateral VFP, and recurrent laryngeal nerve reinnervation for long-term treatment. Bilateral VFP may require tracheostomy, though several different surgical interventions have proven successful in avoiding tracheostomy or facilitating decannulation.

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LaryngoplastyVocal Cord ParalysisHumansLaryngoscopyRecurrent Laryngeal NerveVocal CordsPediatric airwayVocal foldVocal fold paralysis

Identifiers

PMID42014211

DOI10.1016/j.otc.2026.03.006

PMCPMC13546077

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