The Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine  2011;26(3):191-195

doi:10.4266/kjccm.2011.26.3.191

A Case of Bilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis Due to Subglottic Pressure Injury after Endotracheal Intubation: A Case Report.

Gyu Sik CHOI 1 ; Sang Hoon KIM ; Jae Hyung LEE ; You Lim KIM ; Ji Hyun LEE ; Young Woo JANG ; Eun Sun CHEONG ; Jong Kwan JUNG ; Byoung Hoon LEE

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Keywords

endotracheal intubation; bilateral vocal cord paralysis; nerve compression

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Bilateral vocal cord paralysis may occur as a result of mechanical injury during neck surgery, nerve compression by endotracheal intubation or mass, trauma, and neuromuscular diseases. However, only a few cases of bilateral vocal cord paralysis have occurred following short-term endotracheal intubation. We report a case of bilateral vocal cord paralysis subsequent to extubation after endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation due to severe pneumonia for 2 days.