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Figure 3: 70-year-old female patient with bilateral paresis of the vocal folds after total thyroidectomy, neck dissection, radiation. Chronic radio-dermatitis. The larynx is clearly displaced in a ventral direction due to scars. Impaired supraglottic sensitivity. The upper esophageal sphincter is open, pooling of foamy saliva. Penetration.