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case_images: Nasointestinal ileus tube positioning. A nasointestinal ileus tube (18 Fr, 5.3 mm in diameter) was placed through the left nasal cavity.
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case_images: A nasointestinal ileus tube (18 Fr, 5.3 mm in diameter) was placed through the left nasal cavity for bowel decompression (Fig. 1).
case_images: Laryngoscopic findings. There was left arytenoid edema and erythema in the larynx. The nasointestinal ileus tube was placed through the left hypopharynx.
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case_images: The right vocal cord was partly paralyzed (Fig. 2).
case_images: Laryngoscopic findings immediately after removal of nasointestinal ileus tube. Left arytenoid edema and erythema had clearly decreased.
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case_images: Six hours after removal, arytenoid edema decreased markedly (Fig. 3).
case_images: Laryngoscopic findings 3 days after removal and treatment. Patency of the upper airway was confirmed.
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case_images: Tracheostomy was avoided because vocal cord mobility and the glottic opening were normal based on flexible laryngoscopy and wheezing had resolved (Fig. 4).
case_images: Laryngoscopic findings 8 days after removal and treatment. Left arytenoid edema and erythema had decreased significantly.
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case_images: By 8 days after removal, bilateral vocal cord paralysis and arytenoid edema had resolved (Fig. 5).