Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
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Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg · Apr 2007
Natural history of tracheostomy-dependent idiopathic congenital bilateral vocal fold paralysis.
To identify the age at which spontaneous improvement in vocal fold function occurs that will allow decannulation to be performed in tracheostomy-dependent children with isolated idiopathic congenital bilateral vocal fold paralysis (BVFP). ⋯ Conservative treatment could be considered as an alternative to surgery in severe idiopathic congenital BVFP.