Carbon Dioxide Laser Cordotomy as Possible Alternative for Tracheotomy in a Neonate with Idiopathic Bilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis

Klin Padiatr. 2016 Jul;228(4):213-5. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-102253. Epub 2016 Apr 4.

Authors

K Ruf¹, S Hackenberg², F Kraus², J Wirbelauer¹, E Frieauff¹, R Hagen², S Kunzmann¹

Affiliations

¹ Pediatrics, Universitäts-Kinderklinik, Würzburg, Germany.
² Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Head and Neck Surgery, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.

PMID: 27043081
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-102253

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Cordotomy / methods*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Intubation, Intratracheal
Laryngoscopy
Lasers, Gas / therapeutic use*
Male
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / diagnosis
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / etiology*
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / surgery*
Respiratory Sounds / etiology
Tracheotomy*
Vocal Cord Paralysis / congenital*
Vocal Cord Paralysis / diagnosis
Vocal Cord Paralysis / surgery*