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Laryngoplasty for vocal cord medialization: An Alternative To Teflon®
Author(s) -
Koufman James A.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-198607000-00004
Subject(s) - thyroid cartilage , laryngoplasty , perichondrium , medicine , vocal cord paralysis , silastic , surgery , cord , glottis , larynx , paralysis , cartilage , anatomy
Laryngeal framework surgery, using a Silastic®implant placed between the thyroid cartilage and inner thyroid perichondrium for vocal cord medialization, offers an exciting new surgical option to intracordal Teflon®injection for the relief of symptomatic unilateral vocal cord paralysis. A series of 11 patients who have undergone medialization laryngoplasty is presented. The advantages, technical details, and results of surgery are discussed.