Intractable Aspiration Treated With Laryngectomy After SLAD-R Surgery: A Case Report

Lillian Acree; Evan C Compton; J Kenneth Byrd; Christopher Johnson; Gregory N Postma

doi:10.1002/lary.31510

Intractable Aspiration Treated With Laryngectomy After SLAD-R Surgery: A Case Report

Laryngoscope. 2024 May 13. doi: 10.1002/lary.31510. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Lillian Acree¹, Evan C Compton², J Kenneth Byrd², Christopher Johnson², Gregory N Postma²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, U.S.A.
² Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Center for Voice, Airway, and Swallowing, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, U.S.A.

PMID: 38738808
DOI: 10.1002/lary.31510

Abstract

A variety of surgical treatment options exist for adductor spasmodic dysphonia (ADSD) with selective adductor recurrent laryngeal nerve denervation and reinnervation (SLAD-R) being one of the more popular. We present a case of bilateral vocal fold paralysis (BVFP) for SLAD-R resulting in the need for total laryngectomy. We suggest BVFP is more common than reported and that we all must insure optimal long term follow up of our surgical patients. Laryngoscope, 2024.

Keywords: dysphagia; recurrent laryngeal denervation and reinnervation; spasmodic dysphonia.

Publication types

Case Reports