The Use of Botox in the Treatment of Post Cardiac Surgery Paradoxical Vocal Cord Movement

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 602-604

  Chalhoub, Michel ^a   Harris, Kassem ^a   Sasso, Louis ^a   Bourjeily, Ghada ^b  

^a STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Botox; Bronchoscopy; Cardiac surgery; Dysfunction; Vocal cord

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPNEA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PARADOXICAL VOCAL CORD MOVEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SPEECH THERAPY; THORAX PAIN; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; VOCAL CORD DISORDER;

AGED; BOTULINUM TOXINS, TYPE A; BRONCHOSCOPY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL DISEASES; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VOCAL CORDS;

EID: 79961127404     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: 14442892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2011.02.007     Document Type: Article

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