Comparison of Ventilation and Voice Outcomes between Unilateral Laryngeal Pacing and Unilateral Cordotomy for the Treatment of Bilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis | Zendy

Yike Li | Zendy; Elizabeth C. Pearce | Zendy; Rajshri Mainthia | Zendy; Sanjay M. Athavale | Zendy; Jennifer Dang | Zendy; Daniel H. Ashmead | Zendy; C. Gaelyn Garrett | Zendy; Bernard Rousseau | Zendy; Cheryl R. Billante | Zendy; David L. Zealear | Zendy

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Comparison of Ventilation and Voice Outcomes between Unilateral Laryngeal Pacing and Unilateral Cordotomy for the Treatment of Bilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis

Author(s) -

Yike Li,

Elizabeth C. Pearce,

Rajshri Mainthia,

Sanjay M. Athavale,

Jennifer Dang,

Daniel H. Ashmead,

C. Gaelyn Garrett,

Bernard Rousseau,

Cheryl R. Billante,

David L. Zealear

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

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Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.481

H-Index - 44

eISSN - 1423-0275

pISSN - 0301-1569

DOI - 10.1159/000345501

Subject(s) - cordotomy , medicine , vocal fold paralysis , anesthesia , vocal cord paralysis , recurrent laryngeal nerve , larynx , surgery , paralysis , spinal cord , thyroid , psychiatry

Rehabilitation of the bilaterally paralyzed human larynx remains a complex clinical problem. Conventional treatment generally involves surgical enlargement of the compromised airway, but often with resultant dysphonia and risk of aspiration. In this retrospective study, we compared one such treatment, posterior cordotomy, with unilateral laryngeal pacing: reanimation of vocal fold opening by functional electrical stimulation of the posterior cricoarytenoid muscle.

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