Objective Vocal fold paralysis in adduction can result dyspnea. The authors have previously described an original vocal lateralization technique performed exclusively through endoscopic approach. In this work, we studied long and short-term results of procedure on dyspnea, phonation, swallowing. Study Design Retrospective cohort study data from medical records operative notes. Patients with uni...

PURPOSE Our goal was to describe the CT findings before and after radiation therapy in a series of patients with laryngeal chondroradionecrosis. METHODS The CT studies obtained before and after radiation therapy in nine patients with the diagnosis of laryngeal chondroradionecrosis were reviewed retrospectively. RESULTS CT scans revealed abnormalities in all patients. A variable degree of la...

INTRODUCTION The incidence of cricoarytenoid joint fixation in case of rheumatoid arthritis is 17 to 33%. In later stages of rheumatoid arthritis, a gradual fixation of cricoarytenoid joint develops and both halves of the larynx become less movable which calls for endotracheal intubation; while total fixation of this joint demands surgical tracheotomy. Hashimoto thyroiditis can display symptoms...

REASON FOR PERFORMING STUDY Studies are required to define more accurately and completely the neuroanatomy of the equine dorsal cricoarytenoid muscle as a prerequisite for developing a neuroprosthesis for recurrent laryngeal neuropathy. OBJECTIVES To describe the anatomy, innervation, fibre types and function of the equine dorsal cricoarytenoid muscle. METHODS Thirty-one larynges were colle...

The authors implemented medialization thyroplasty with a customized silicone implant in a total of 43 operations (36 patients) in 1999-2003. In 5 of these patients, the medialization thyroplasty was combined with cricothyroid subluxation (3 cases) or adduction of arytenoid cartilage (3 cases). One patient received medialization thyroplasty, cricothyroid subluxation and adduction of arytenoid ca...

The amount of larynx seen at intubation was assessed in 633 adult patients undergoing routine surgery. Various measurements of the head and neck were made in an attempt to discover which features were associated with difficulty with laryngoscopy (defined as the inability to see even the arytenoids). In addition 38 patients, reported by colleagues because they had been "difficult to intubate", w...