The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology

REVIEW ARTICLE
Year
: 2015  |  Volume : 31  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 78--91

Approach to diagnosis of vocal fold immobility: a literature review


Omayma E Afsah 
 Unit of Phoniatrics, Department of ORL, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt

Correspondence Address:
Omayma E Afsah
Unit of Phoniatrics, Department of ORL, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura
Egypt

Vocal fold immobility (VFI) is a sign of disease and not a final diagnosis. VFI can have a profound impact on a patient�SQ�s quality of life. The most important objective in evaluating a patient with VFI is to exclude the existence of a treatable and potentially life-threatening primary disease as the cause of VFI. Thorough evaluation of these cases is mandatory for proper decision-making and planning of therapy. This paper addresses the established diagnostic workup for VFI and critically evaluates the contribution of different modalities to VFI diagnosis. To achieve this goal, a comprehensive review of the available literature regarding the diagnostic approaches to VFI was conducted. Eligible studies were identified by searching PubMed, Google Scholar, Springer, and ScienceDirect databases for relevant articles by combining the MESH heading term �SQ�vocal fold immobility�SQ� with the words �SQ�diagnosis, evaluation, paralysis, electromyography, imaging�SQ�.


How to cite this article:
Afsah OE. Approach to diagnosis of vocal fold immobility: a literature review.Egypt J Otolaryngol 2015;31:78-91


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Afsah OE. Approach to diagnosis of vocal fold immobility: a literature review. Egypt J Otolaryngol [serial online] 2015 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];31:78-91
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