Spirometric and plethysmographic assessment of upper airway obstruction in laryngeal hemiplegia

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 112, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1014-1020

  Cantarella, Giovanna ^a,b,c   Fasano, Valter ^a,b   Bucchioni, Enrica ^a,b   Domenichini, Elena ^a,b   Cesana, Bruno M ^a,c  

^a Ospedale Maggiore di Milano ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Laryngeal hemiplegia; Plethysmography; Spirometry; Upper airway obstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; BREATHING DISORDER; BREATHING RATE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHONIA; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LARYNX DISORDER; LARYNX HEMIPLEGIA; LUNG FLOW VOLUME CURVE; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SPINE SURGERY; SPIROMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TURBULENT FLOW; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; VOCAL CORD;

EID: 0348014610     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940311201204     Document Type: Article

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