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Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005;131:356-359.

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Hypothesis: Laryngeal asymmetry seen on indirect laryngoscopy in a symptomatic patient with hoarseness should be evaluated with laryngeal electromyography (LEMG).

BACKGROUND

Laryngeal asymmetry is sometimes encountered in patients who present for evaluation of hoarseness. This asymmetry may have a number of different causes, but a principal concern of the clinician is vocal fold paralysis and paresis. While the use of computed tomography (CT) to visualize the course of the superior and recurrent laryngeal nerves is considered paramount to determine if a neoplasm with nerve involvement is present, the appropriate clinical approach to such a patient with symptomatic hoarseness and laryngeal asymmetry is controversial. Furthermore, there is no clear consensus on the choice and timing of intervention to improve the patient’s voice.

Figure appears in full text version. Kenneth W. Altman, MD, PhD

Laryngeal electromyography is a diagnostic tool that shows increasing promise to help differentiate between different possible causes of laryngeal asymmetry and provide prognostic information. However, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

THE ASYMMETRIC LARYNX

VOCAL FOLD PARALYSIS AND PARESIS

PRO

CON

BOTTOM LINE

AUTHOR INFORMATION

Kenneth W. Altman, MD, PhD
Author Affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill

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