Severe laryngeal trauma is rare in the civilian environment and requires appropriate and timely surgical intervention. We report a case from Sydney, Australia, which was managed with open reduction and internal fixation of the larynx with resorbable plates. The use of resorbable plates for operative fixation of the larynx has rarely been reported in literature but may be a viable alternative.

I propose to bring forward for discussion a subject comparatively recently introduced into the domain of practical surgery?the operation of Intubation of the Larynx; and I do so because I think, from my own very limited experience of it, that it is one of distinct practical value, and one that demands a more extensive trial. The operation as it at present exists is the one originated by Dr. Jos...

Primary histoplasmosis of the larynx is not a common disease. Most cases of laryngeal histoplasmosis results from hematogenous spread of disseminated histoplasmosis usually originating from pulmonary infection by Histoplasma capsulatum. We report a 52-year-old male chronic smoker who had prolonged hoarseness and was initially diagnosed with laryngeal carcinoma. However, biopsy of the laryngeal ...

Despite advances in diagnosis and treatment, the prognosis for patients with stage III-IV laryngeal cancer is not significantly different than it was four decades ago [1]. This failure to improve survival is multifactorial and is likely linked to controversy surrounding optimal treatment regimens for a heterogeneous patient and tumor population. At the root of this controversy is a lack of rand...

paraganglioma of the larynx is a rare neoplasm which mostly arises from supraglottic area.  herein, we report on a 45-year-old woman presented with supraglottic laryngeal paraganglioma.

OBJECTIVES Chondroradionecrosis (CRN) of the larynx is a rare but fatal complication of radiotherapy. We determined the optimal diagnostic methodology and management of laryngeal CRN in six patients. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the records of six patients with Chandler grade IV laryngeal CRN who had received prior radiotherapy (mean total radiation dose, 66.7+/-4.5 Gy) at a tertiary c...

This little work forms a conveniently-arranged resume of the literature bearing on the subject of intubation of the larynx. After briefly reviewing the history of the operation and the various devices by which O'Dwyer overcame the many practical difficulties he encountered, the author describes the instruments and the method of using them, together with the difficulties that may occur to the op...

Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) has existed for thousands of years; however, it was not medically utilized until investigations into its therapeutic use began in sincerity during the late 1970s and 1980s. This, coupled with the reclassification of spasmodic dysphonia as a focal dystonia, led to the use of chemodenervation for this disorder, which has since become a refined technique. Indeed, due to...