Role of injection laryngoplasty in preventing post-stroke aspiration pneumonia, case series report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Injection laryngoplasty is a common procedure for patients with vocal fold dysfunction, but the literature on its benefits has been mainly focused on those related to structural lesions or laryngeal nerve involvement. Stroke patients may be at increased risk of aspiration due to insufficient vocal fold motion. However, how injection laryngoplasty can be of benefit in stroke patients has not been reported yet.

Patient concerns

Six chronic stroke patients with long-standing swallowing difficulties and who showed severe aspiration despite long-term swallowing rehabilitation.

Diagnosis

Laryngoscope evaluation revealed insufficient glottic closure as the cause of aspiration.

Interventions

Injection laryngoplasty was done per-orally under local anaesthes

SUBMITTER: Han YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7035062 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature