caa a22 4500 388086203 CHVBK 20180307125230.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e199905 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0022215100144160 doi S0022215100144160 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0022215100144160 Vocal fold paralysis following carotid endarterectomy [Elektronische Daten] Injury to the vagus nerve or one of its branches during carotid endarterectomy (CEA) can result in vocal fold paralysis (VFP). This study assessed prospectively 73 patients undergoing CEA. A total of 76 procedures were performed in these patients over a one-year period. All patients underwent preoperative and post-operative assessment of vocal fold mobility by indirect laryngoscopy and/or flexible nasendoscopy. All patients had normal vocal fold mobility pre-operatively. Eight patients (10 per cent) complained of hoarseness after surgery and in three patients (four per cent) examination confirmed an ipsilateral VFP. This persists in all three patients at six-month follow-up. Vocal fold assessment is important in patients undergoing CEA, particularly when performing second side surgery. We recommend that patients should be informed of the risk of VFP following CEA when obtaining consent. Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999 Vocal cord paralysis nationallicence Carotid artery disease nationallicence Endarterectomy nationallicence Espinoza Fernanda I. Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Gartnavel General Hospital, West Glasgow Hospitals University NHS Trust, Glasgow, UK. MacGregor Fiona B. Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Gartnavel General Hospital, West Glasgow Hospitals University NHS Trust, Glasgow, UK. Doughty Julie C. Department of Vascular Surgery, Gartnavel General Hospital, West Glasgow Hospitals University NHS Trust, Glasgow, UK. Cooke Lynn D. Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Gartnavel General Hospital, West Glasgow Hospitals University NHS Trust, Glasgow, UK. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 113/5(1999-05), 439-441 0022-2151 113:5<439 1999 113 JLO https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100144160 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100144160 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Espinoza Fernanda I. Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Gartnavel General Hospital, West Glasgow Hospitals University NHS Trust, Glasgow, UK NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- MacGregor Fiona B. Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Gartnavel General Hospital, West Glasgow Hospitals University NHS Trust, Glasgow, UK NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Doughty Julie C. Department of Vascular Surgery, Gartnavel General Hospital, West Glasgow Hospitals University NHS Trust, Glasgow, UK NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Cooke Lynn D. Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Gartnavel General Hospital, West Glasgow Hospitals University NHS Trust, Glasgow, UK NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 113/5(1999-05), 439-441 0022-2151 113:5<439 1999 113 JLO CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge