Joan Rivers Underwent Unplanned Vocal Cord Biopsy Without Consent

Image by  David Shankbone  of  Wikipedia When it was first reported 8/28/14 that comedian Joan Rivers suffered some type of respiratory arrest during some type of sedated endoscopic procedure, it was unclear exactly what was done and what happened. According to initial reports, the endoscopy was done to "check her vocal cords." Media reports have emerged citing an anonymous source that state an unplanned, un-consented vocal cord biopsy was done during the planned endoscopy pr…

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Dr. Chang Quoted in PBS Publication NextAvenue

Image from Here Dr. Chang was quoted in a NextAvenue (PBS)  article discussing vocal cords and their treatment when they are over-used (i.e. nodules ) as in the case with Joan Rivers or under-used (i.e. bowing ). You can read the full article here . This article was written by journalist Michelle Rafter in the wake of Joan Rivers' death from some type of endoscopic "throat" procedure, a not uncommon experience for any patient including the elderly complaining of throat sy…

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Joan Rivers Suffers Respiratory Arrest During "Throat" Procedure

Image by David Shankbone of Wikipedia It was reported today 8/28/14 that comedian Joan Rivers suffered some type of respiratory arrest during some type of sedated endoscopic procedure. According to reports, the endoscopy was done to "check her vocal cords." It was also reported that this procedure was performed at Yorkville Endoscopy in New York City. Just based on this limited information released to the public, I suspect the following... 1) The endoscopy procedure was pr…

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