Dr. Chiang says that some tumors can also cause you to have problems swallowing. “In lung cancer, there’s a nerve—a recurrent ...

the superior laryngeal nerve, the recurrent laryngeal nerve, and the superior cardiac nerve. These nerves control the muscles and vessels in your neck. As the vagus nerve descends, it enters your ...

such as recurrent laryngeal nerve injury and hypoparathyroidism; however, pregnancy was predictive of complications not specific to thyroid or parathyroid surgery, such as deep venous thrombosis.

This occurs when the cancer affects the laryngeal nerve, which controls the voice box (larynx). Hoarseness can be a symptom of lung cancer pressing on the recurrent laryngeal nerve, leading to ...

Over time, the nerve degeneration leads to loss of nerve function. Most commonly, changes are noticed in the larynx (voice ...

“This has not happened in the United States of America, where you can do such a procedure and have such complications: leave a sponge, knock a hole in his esophagus, take out the recurrent laryngeal ...

The UMass Lowell NERVE Center is an interdisciplinary robotics testing, research, and training facility that evaluates robot capabilities, human performance, and human-robot interaction. The mission ...

“Laryngeal cancer is a rare type of cancer that starts in the voice box (larynx),” explains Maxine Lenza, health information manager at Cancer Research UK. The larynx is part of the throat ...

More than 2,000 Britons are diagnosed with laryngeal cancer every year in the UK – a form of the disease that develops on the 5cm long voice box in our neck. As with all cancers, early ...

A breathing stoma is a hole in your neck that you breathe through after surgery to your larynx. You might have a temporary stoma or a permanent stoma. After treatment for laryngeal cancer, you might ...

Research experience includes years of full-time NIH-T32 training in laryngeal reinnervation, vocal fold paralysis, artificial tracheas, and related efforts. Current efforts include partnership with ...