VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS: WHAT MATTERS BETWEEN IDIOPATHIC AND NONIDIOPATHIC CASES?

Total of 245 patients were taken by using WHO sample size calculator, taking level of significance 5%, absolute precision 3%, anticipated population proportion 6% for a confidence interval of 95%. After selection, history and clinical examination, patients underwent following investigations to find...

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Published in:Pakistan Armed Forces medical journal 2017-12 (6), p.943-947
Main Authors: Akhtar, Muhammad Usman, Bashir, Sadaf, Ul Hassan, Zaheer, Maka, Tarique Ahmed, Akhtar, Muhammad Saleem, Razzaq, Samiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Biopsy
Gender
Larynx
Medical imaging
Neck
Patients
Studies
Surgery
Ultrasonic imaging
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Summary:Total of 245 patients were taken by using WHO sample size calculator, taking level of significance 5%, absolute precision 3%, anticipated population proportion 6% for a confidence interval of 95%. After selection, history and clinical examination, patients underwent following investigations to find out the cause of vocal cord paralysis: * Chest X-ray PA view * Barium swallow * Ultrasound neck * CT scan with contrast - base of skull to diaphragm * Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) if required * Esophagoscopy under general anesthesia for any mass found and its histopathological studies. Principle investigator for performed all procedures and record all data of the patients enrolled in the study, whereas CT scan/US neck was done by radiologist and FNAC/biopsy was reported by histopathologist. Sometimes VCP is symptom of underlying disease. [...]it is very important to find out underlying cause.
ISSN:0030-9648
2411-8842