Abboud B, Tabchy B, Jambart S, Hamad W A, Farah P
Department of General Surgery, Hôtel Dieu de France, Beirut, Lebanon.
J Laryngol Otol. 1999 May;113(5):473-4. doi: 10.1017/s0022215100144251.
Development of vocal fold paralysis in the presence of thyroid disease is strongly indicative of thyroid cancer, and requires surgical exploration. At the same time, vocal fold paralysis does not relieve the surgeon of his obligation to identify and preserve the recurrent laryngeal nerves, since the cause of the paralysis may be a benign disease, with a fair chance of functional recovery after surgery. We hereby report a case of recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy secondary to a multinodular goitre.
甲状腺疾病伴有声带麻痹强烈提示甲状腺癌，需要进行手术探查。同时，声带麻痹并不能免除外科医生识别和保留喉返神经的责任，因为麻痹的原因可能是良性疾病，术后有相当的功能恢复机会。我们在此报告一例继发于多结节性甲状腺肿的喉返神经麻痹病例。
