title: [Treatment of unilateral vocal cord paralysis].
abstract: Unilateral vocal cord paralysis refers to the immobility or limitation of mobility of a vocal cord due to neural injury. Neural injury is most commonly caused by surgical trauma or a malignant tumor. Hoarseness with various degrees is the main symptom. The typical finding is a vocal cord remaining in a laterally immobile position on the side of injury in mirror examination, when the patient is asked to produce a voice. Establishing the etiology of the paralysis often requires imaging studies in order to exclude a tumor. Treatment consists of voice therapy and, in severe cases, voice surgery.
authors.affiliation: Päijät-Hämeen keskussairaalan korva-, nenä- ja kurkkutautien klinikka, 15850 Lahti.
authors.forename: Petri
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Reijonen
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D014833:Voice Quality; D014834:Voice Training