Bilateral vocal cord palsy after a posterior cervical laminoplasty.
Chizuo IwaiKazunari FushimiSatoshi NozawaYukihiro ShiraiHiroyasu OgawaKo YasuraKatsuji ShimizuHaruhiko AkiyamaPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2018)
We reported a case of bilateral vocal cord palsy associated with posterior cervical laminoplasty. Airway complications following posterior spinal surgery are rare, but they do occur; therefore, spine surgeons should be aware of them and take necessary precautions against intraoperative neck position, intubation technique, even positioning of the intratracheal tube.