Swelling and Elongated Uvula with Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis after General Anesthesia

Complications of endotracheal intubation (ETI) includes laryngeal edema, sore throat, swallowing difficulty, vocal cord paralysis, laryngeal ulcer, uvular edema or necrosis and infection, however both of uvular edema and vocal cord paralysis are very rare (1, 2). Swelling and elongated uvula may cause a life-threatening airway obstruction which has to be treated quickly. In this report, medical treatment of uvular edema with unilateral vocal cord paralysis after general anesthesia is presented.