Vocal cord injury with endotracheal tube

Left: a schematic view of the larynx with an endotracheal tube positioned between the vocal cords. Right: at laryngoscopy following extubation or tracheostomy, ulcers along the posterior aspects of both vocal cords are commonly seen as shown in this schematic. The site of these ulcers corresponds to the area where the translaryngeal endotracheal tube pressed against the vocal cords.