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A Case of Bilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis in Neonate
Young Kyoun Kim, Seung Cheol Lee, Se Wook Oh, Sang Woo Kim, Jae Hyung Park
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1998;41(4):558-561.   Published online April 15, 1998
Neonatal vocal cord paralysis is the second most common laryngeal anomaly, which accounts for approximately 10% of all congenital laryngeal lesions. Neonate with bilateral vocal cord paralysis are charactenzed with a glottic obstruction which usually shows dyspnea and inspiratory stridor. Treatment of bilateral vocal cord paralysis in neonate have two major goals : restore proper breathing and retain the voice. Tracheostomy is the best...