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We report on our clinical experience with the so-called temporary injection of the vocal cords by means of gelatin paste (Gelfoam) application, performed on 24 patients. In a fairly high percentage of patients we noted a long-lasting positive result in respect of vocal performance, despite persisting vocal cord paresis. It is believed that in such cases the relatively slow absorption of the gelatin paste creates favourable conditions for spontaneous phonatory compensation.
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PMID:[Significance of temporary injection into the lining of the vocal cords in the treatment of paralytic dysphonia]. 395 Dec 97

Extensive lower limb paresis developed in three patients with terminal cancer following internal iliac (hypogastric) artery embolization. This procedure was carried out for control of hemorrhage in two of the patients and for reduction of the bulk of metastatic tumor in another. The embolic materials used resulted in extensive obliteration of small and large vessels of the posterior and anterior divisions of the internal iliac artery. The paresis is attributed to the resulting ischemia of the sciatic and femoral nerves; previous radiotherapy may also have been a contributing factor. To reduce the incidence of paralysis, identification of the bleeding vessels and selective embolization are recommended. If this cannot be achieved, and the catheter lies in the main stem, it is recommended that the emboli should not be smaller than Gelfoam pledgets (1 X 1 X 10 mm) to preserve the peripheral circulation and lessen the risk of complication.
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PMID:Paresis following internal iliac artery embolization. 684 68

A patient with mild cervical myelopathy due to multilevel ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) initially underwent a cervical C3-T1 laminectomy with C2-T2 fusion utilizing lateral mass screws. The patient's new postoperative right upper extremity paresis largely resolved within several postoperative months. However, approximately 6 months later, the patient developed increased paraparesis attributed to thoracic OPLL and Ossification of the yellow ligament (OYL) at the T2-T5 and T10-T11 levels. The patient underwent simultaneous minimally invasive (MIS) unilateral MetRx approaches to both regions. Postoperatively, the patient was paraplegic and never recovered function. Multiple mistakes led to permanent paraplegia due to MIS MetRx decompressions for T2-T5 and T10-11 OPLL/OYL in this patient. First, both thoracic procedures should have been performed "open" utilizing a full laminectomy rather than MIS; adequate visualization would have likely averted inadvertent cord injury, and the resultant CSF leak. Second, the surgeon should have used an operating microscope. Third, the operation should have been monitored with somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP), motor evoked potentials (MEP), and EMG (electromyography). Fourth, preoperatively the patient should have received a 1-gram dose of Solumedrol for cord "protection". Fifth, applying Gelfoam as part of the CSF leak repair is contraindicated (e.g. due to swelling in confined spaces- see insert). Sixth, if the patient had not stopped Excedrin prior to the surgery, the surgery should have been delayed to avoid the increased perioperative risk of bleeding/hematoma.
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PMID:Medicolegal Corner: When minimally invasive thoracic surgery leads to paraplegia. 2484 11