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Incidence of Dysphagia in Patients with Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Otorhinolaryngology

Abstract

Background: It is essential and evaluates dysphagia among patients with UVCP to help the management, improves the quality of life, and prevents secondary complications.
Aim of the work: This research aims to find the incidence of dysphagia in patients with unilateral vocal cord paralysis [UVCP].
Patients and Methods: This study was performed in 245 patients with UVCP; 98 males and 147 females. There were two groups of patients: the non-dysphagia group [130 patients] and the dysphagia group [115 patients]. Assessment of patients was performed by the verified 10-item Eating Assessment Tool [EAT-10] and Dysphagia Handicap Index [DHI].
Results: Performing EAT-10 questionnaire revealed average values of 18.5 ± 9.56 and 34.3 ± 11.3 in the non-dysphagia group and dysphagia groups, respectively. DHI showed mean values of 45.7 ± 18.12 and 85.42 ± 21.7 in the non-dysphagia group and dysphagia groups, respectively. All of them demonstrated a highly significant variation [P = 0.001]. Regarding the etiology of UVCP, iatrogenic was the first cause of UVCP; it was the cause of 36.9% and 36.52%, followed by idiopathic; 23.1% and 24.34 %, intubation injury; 12.6% and 11.3%, tumor; 10% and 9.56%, trauma; 8.46% and 8.69%, thyroid surgery; 4.62% and 5.22%, and neurodegenerative disease; 4.62% and 4.35% of non-dysphagia and dysphagia groups, respectively.
Conclusion: The incidence of dysphagia in unilateral vocal cord paralysis depends mainly on the cause; however, vocal cord paralysis itself increases the incidence of dysphagia whatever the cause.

DOI

10.21608/ijma.2020.45632.1190

Keywords

Dysphagia, Unilateral vocal cord paralysis, Laryngeal reflexes, Self-reported swallowing disability, Dysphagia Handicap Index [DHI]

Authors

First Name

Ibrahim

Last Name

Eldsoky

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Affiliation

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Egypt

Email

ibrahimeldsokyorl@gmail.com

City

Cairo

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First Name

Wael

Last Name

Ismaiel

MiddleName

Fawzy

Affiliation

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Damietta Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Damietta

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dr_mallah@hotmail.com

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New dameitta

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3

Article Issue

1

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21557

Issue Date

2021-01-01

Receive Date

2020-10-09

Publish Date

2021-01-01

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1,039

Page End

1,045

Print ISSN

2636-4174

Online ISSN

2682-3780

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IJMA_Volume 3_Issue 1_Pages 1039-1045.pdf

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International Journal of Medical Arts

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Incidence of Dysphagia in Patients with Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis

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Created At

22 Jan 2023