Following total thyroidectomy, the patient develops respiratory stridor. The cause is:
AUnilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis
BUnilateral phrenic nerve paralysis
CBilateral phrenic nerve paralysis
DBilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis
Which of the following conditions is least likely to cause bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy?
AThyroid carcinoma
BLymphadenopathy
CThyroid surgery
DAortic aneurysm
A high tracheostomy may be indicated in:
AAdvanced carcinoma of the larynx
BSevere bilateral vocal cord paralysis
CChronic scleroma involving the larynx
DRecurrent respiratory papillomatosis (multiple papillomatosis of the larynx)
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