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Respiratory obstruction following vocal cord injection of Teflon paste

1984; Wiley; Volume: 39; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1365-2044.1984.tb06438.x

1365-2044

Geoff Bates, J. W. A. Curley, M. E. WARD,

Otolaryngology and Infectious Diseases

Injection of poly(tetrafluoroethylene) past (Teflon) into vocal cords is becoming more common, but immediate morbidity has not previously been described. A case is reported in which acute airway obstruction followed the injection of Teflon paste into a paralysed vocal cord. This was easily managed, without resort to tracheostomy, by topical lignocaine which reduced the overactivity of the normal vocal cord.