Permanent vocal fold paralysis after ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy of thyroid nodule

Kathrin Zimmerman; Matthew Hoffman; Amalee Smith; C. Blake Simpson

Otolaryngology Case Reports (Sep 2022)

Permanent vocal fold paralysis after ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy of thyroid nodule

Kathrin Zimmerman,
Matthew Hoffman,
Amalee Smith,
C. Blake Simpson

Affiliations

Kathrin Zimmerman: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA; Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
Matthew Hoffman: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA; Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Amalee Smith: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
C. Blake Simpson: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA; Corresponding author. FOT 1155, 1720 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, USA.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 24
p. 100455

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Core needle biopsy is commonly regarded as a safe procedure with a low complication rate. We present a report of permanent vocal fold paralysis after core needle biopsy of a thyroid nodule. This is the fourth report in the literature of this rare complication.

Published in Otolaryngology Case Reports

ISSN: 2468-5488 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Otorhinolaryngology
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/otolaryngology-case-reports/

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