Preoperative bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy in Graves’ disease
Takeshi Kusunoki, Ryo Wada · 2024
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Description
Takeshi Kusunoki and Ryo Wada report in a 2024 case study a woman with Graves' disease who lost voice cord motion on both sides before surgery. Benign thyroid disease rarely stills the cords, unlike cancers that crowd the windpipe. Her case shows the exception in clear clinical detail.
The patient, in her mid forties, had taken thyroid drugs for 15 years for the disease. Four months before admission, her goitre grew and her breathing worsened while hormone levels stayed normal. A month before admission, the gland swelled more, hormone levels surged, and breathlessness deepened. Scope checks found both cords fixed near the midline. Admission tests confirmed hormone excess, with free hormone levels far above the normal range.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Takeshi Kusunoki, Ryo Wada |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 7 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |