Bilateral vocal cord paralysis in a hanging survivor: a case report.

Mayuko KuniiKenichiro IshidaMasahiro OjimaTaku SogabeKeiichiro ShimonoTasuke TanakaMitsuo Ohnishi

Published in: Acute medicine & surgery (2020)

Although vocal cord paralysis after typical hanging is rare, there is a need for adequate assessment of the airways in survivors of typical hanging as a differential diagnosis of airway edema after extubation.

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