Granulomatous inflammation and nerve necrosis in a case of apparent idiopathic vocal fold paralysis: Report of a case

Laryngoscope

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1271-1275

  Torkian, Behrooz A ^a   Crumley, Roger L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Histology; Paralysis; Pathology; Recurrent laryngeal nerve; Vocal fold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; NERVE ANASTOMOSIS; NERVE NECROSIS; NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; REINNERVATION; STROBOSCOPE; TISSUE NECROSIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 3242689026     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200407000-00024     Document Type: Article

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