Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis in Children: State-of-the-Art Treatment

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•• Mueller AH, et al. Laryngeal pacing for bilateral vocal fold paralysis: voice and respiratory aspects. Laryngoscope. 2017;127(8):1838–44. Laryngeal pacing is one of the most recent and new developments in the field of vocal fold paralysis. This is a landmark article on the topic