title: Bilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis After Surgery Immediately in Adult Patient With Chiari Malformation.
abstract: The authors report the case of a 50-year-old woman with a bilateral vocal fold paralysis after foramen magnum decompression and resection of partial cerebellar tonsil for Chiari malformation. The possible mechanisms of postoperative bilateral vocal fold paralysis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Anesthesia and Operation Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jianhong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yue
authors.forename: Weixiu
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yuan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D001139:Arnold-Chiari Malformation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D005260:Female; D005539:Foramen Magnum / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*