Bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis diagnosed using dynamic digital radiography during the COVID-19 pandemic

Yukimi Shibuya; Koichi Hirano; Haruhiko Machida; Makoto Miyamoto; Kozue Watabe; Tomoya Mitsuma; Yoko Nakazato; Keisei Tachibana; Ryota Tanaka; Haruhiko Kondo

doi:10.1002/ccr3.6124

Bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis diagnosed using dynamic digital radiography during the COVID-19 pandemic

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Jul 25;10(7):e6124. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6124. eCollection 2022 Jul.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Thoracic and Thyroid Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Kyorin University Tokyo Japan.
² Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine Kyorin University Tokyo Japan.
³ Department of Radiology Tokyo Women's Medical University Adachi Medical Center Tokyo Japan.
⁴ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Kyorin University Tokyo Japan.

Abstract

Dynamic digital radiography (DDR) is a motion-detecting technique with high temporal resolution. Flexible laryngoscopy is a common modality for the observation of the larynx; however, it generates aerosol. DDR is an easy and less risky screening test for the diagnosis of recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords: COVID‐19; bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis; dynamic digital radiography; esophageal cancer; thyroid surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports