Idiopathic Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis in Older Patients: Characteristics in the Disease Course and Implication of Computed Tomography for Evaluation of Etiology.

CONCLUSIONS: The CT scans provided significantly higher diagnostic yields in older patients than younger patients. The degrees of symptoms and complications and likelihood of natural recovery did not significantly differ between younger and older patients with IUVFP. PMID: 30183334 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology - September 5, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Kwon M, Bae MR, Lee YS, Roh JL, Choi SH, Nam SY, Kim SY Tags: Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Source Type: research