Vocal Cord Paresis After Posterior Spinal Fusion to Treat Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Case Report.

Case: A 15-year-old girl with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with a 50° curve underwent posterior spinal fusion from T3 to T11. After discharge from the hospital, the patient reported dysphonia and dysphagia. Flexible nasendoscopy confirmed left vocal cord paresis.

Implementation of ethics grand rounds in an otolaryngology department.

Objectives/hypothesis: To create a case-based curriculum designed to teach and discuss the tenets of clinical medical ethics within an otolaryngology department.

Study Design: Survey-based study in a single-institution, academic otolaryngology department.

Methods: Case-based departmental ethics grand rounds were implemented on a quarterly basis within an academic department of otolaryngology.