caa a22 4500 386346941 CHVBK 20180307111814.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e198910 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0022215100110643 doi S0022215100110643 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0022215100110643 Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy following heart-lung transplantation: three cases of vocal cord augmentation in the acute phase [Elektronische Daten] Three cases of left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy following heart-lung transplantation are described. In each case, within twelve hours of extubation, the left vocal cord was injected with Teflon, and the paralyzed vocal cord thus displaced to the midline. Effective closure of the glottis was then possible, permitting an adequate cough, adequate clearing of the bronchial tree and minimising the risk of aspiration. Augmentation under general anaesthesia as soon as possible after discovery of vocal cord dysfunction is advocated. Suitable materials for injection are discussed. To our knowledge, this is the first reported series of vocal cord augmentation in the acute phase following heart-lung transplantation. Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989 Murty G. E. Newcastle upon Tyne Smith M. C. F. Newcastle upon Tyne The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 103/10(1989-10), 968-969 0022-2151 103:10<968 1989 103 JLO https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100110643 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 other jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100110643 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Murty G. E. Newcastle upon Tyne NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Smith M. C. F. Newcastle upon Tyne NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 103/10(1989-10), 968-969 0022-2151 103:10<968 1989 103 JLO CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge