(A) A 56-year-old female patient with postextubation hoarseness due to prior endotracheal tube. Axial CT image of the neck demonstrates arteromedial position of the left arytenoid cartilage (arrow) and a dilated left laryngeal ventricle (asterisk) compatible with left vocal cord paralysis.
(B) Coronal CT image of the neck in the same patient demonstrates slight prominence of the ipsilateral piriform sinus (asterisk) due to the left vocal cord paralysis and mild proximal tracheal stenosis (arrows).
Reprinted by permission from: Springer: Emergency Radiology. Donatelli J, Gupta A, Santhosh R, et al. To breathe or not to breathe: a review of artificial airway placement and related complications. Emerg Radiol 2015; 22:171. Copyright © 2014.
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