Korean J Otolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.
1999 Jun;42(6):791-794.
LASER Medial Arytenoidectomy in Two Patients of Bilateral Vocal Cord Palsy
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- 1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, InHa University, Inchon, Korea. Inhaent@inha.com
Abstract
- Severe airway obstruction occur in bilateral vocal cord paralysis. There exists a variety of treatment methods including external and endoscopic approaches, the endoscopic LASER techniques are more desirable. However, total LASER arytenoidectomy may improve the airway but worsen the voice quality. As an alternative approach, resection medial portion of the arytenoid cartilage may improve the airway with less impairment of voice quality. Our results show that medial arytenoidectomy may be a better treatment method for bilateral vocal cord palsy than the total LASER arytenoidectomy.
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