Ultrasound diagnosis of traumatic vocal cord injury: Case images

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