VOCAL FOLD PALSY - A REEVALUATION OF INVESTIGATIONS

With easier access to more sophisticated imaging techniques, the inves tigation of vocal fold palsy is reassessed. A questionnaire was sent t o all ENT surgeons in the UK to establish which imaging techniques are available to ENT departments and which tests are currently requested during the investigation of vocal fold palsy. An extensive literature review established the aetiology of vocal fold palsy and the sensitivi ty and specificity of radiological investigations. A simple protocol i s proposed which would be suitable to implement in the majority of ENT departments in the UK.