title: [Laryngeal lead shot injury: therapy and follow-up].
abstract: Laryngeal shot injuries are rare. The case of a 65-year-old man who suffered from an injury with lead pellets is reported. After exploration with removal of the pellet from the lateral cricoarytenoid muscle, an immobility of the vocal fold developed, accompanied by impaired vocal function. Despite persisting immobility of the vocal fold, after 12 weeks voice compensation was achieved by voice therapy.
authors.affiliation: Freiburger Institut für Musikermedizin, Universitätsklinik Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. matthias.echternach@uniklinik-freiburg.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Echternach
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Knöbber
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Delb
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sittel
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Verse
mesh_terms: D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007830:Larynx / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D007854:Lead; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D007854:Lead