Bilateral Vocal Cord Palsy following short term Ventilation: A Case Report

A 55yr old hypertensive female patient with diagnosis of left sided diaphragmatic eventration was admitted for laproscopic repair. Postoperatively she was put on elective ventilation for next 18hrs. The patient complained of phonation difficulty and cough with expectoration following extubation. The patient was found to have bilateral adductor cord palsy on direct laryngoscopy.