Ultrasound diagnosis of traumatic vocal cord injury: Case images

Abstract

Radiological evaluation of vocal cord function and pathology has been successfully performed using computed tomography (CT), dynamic magnetic resonance imaging, and ultrasonography which is preferred in paediatrics as: it's dynamic; accessible; and lacks ionising radiation. 1 Vocal cord dysfunction including palsy can be due to idiopathic (2% – 22%), iatrogenic (9% – 42%), tumours (19% – 41%), and traumatic (2% – 18%) causes. Most iatrogenic cases are a result of surgery incidentally damaging the recurrent laryngeal nerve. 2 Approximately 1% of all bodily trauma involves laryngeal injuries and children are more susceptible, as the larynx is typically sited more superiorly than adults. 3 We anterior neck the