Arytenoid adduction was included in 22 of these procedures. 5 in the Gore-Tex alone group. Jectively improved when arytenoid adduction was used P. slightly higher in the arytenoid adduction group 14 vs. Or Arytenoid Adduction Combined with Medialization Laryngoplasty through Type I Gore-Tex Thyroplasty or Medialization Laryngoplasty.Thyroplasty, Arytenoid Adduction, and Injection Laryngoplasty....

Full movement of the vocal cords is necessary for life sustaining functions. To enable correct diagnosis of reduced vocal cord motion and thereby potentially enhance treatment outcomes, it is proposed to objectively determine the degree of vocal cord paralysis in contrast to the current clinical practice of subjective evaluation. Our study shows that quantitative assessment can be achieved usin...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The diagnosis of paresis in patients with vocal fold motion impairment remains a challenge. More than 27 clinical parameters have been cited that may signify paresis. We hypothesize that some features are more significant than others. STUDY DESIGN Prospective case series. METHODS Two laryngologists rated laryngoscopy findings in 19 patients suspected of paresis. The di...

The concept of the atom, proposed 24 centuries ago and rejected by Aristotle, was born on a purely philosophical basis, surely without anticipating some of the 20th century’s most triumphant scientific discoveries. Atoms can now be seen, observed in motion, and manipulated (1). These discoveries have brought the microscopic world and its language into a new age, and they cover domains of length...

INTRODUCTION This study reports our experience with microscopic phonosurgery (PS) of benign lesions of the vocal folds. MATERIAL AND METHODS During the five-year period from 2003 to 2007, a total of 97 patients had PS for vocal fold polyps (n = 63), vocal fold cysts (n = 17), vocal fold nodules (n = 12) or vocal fold oedema (n = 5). Their average age was 41 years; 62% were women and 69% were ...

Experiments on human and on animal excised specimens as well as in vivo animal preparations are so far the most realistic approaches to simulate the in vivo process of human phonation. These experiments do not have the disadvantage of limited space within the neck and enable studies of the actual organ necessary for phonation, i.e., the larynx. The studies additionally allow the analysis of flo...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the short-term outcomes of using cross-linked porcine collagen for vocal fold augmentation. STUDY DESIGN Case series with planned data collection. SETTING Tertiary referral hospital. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Twenty consecutive patients of unilateral vocal fold paralysis (UVFP) were recruited, including 10 males and 10 females. All the subjects received videolaryngostrobo...

Neurogenic neoplasm of the larynx is rare. Especially, neurofibroma of the vocal fold has not been reported in the Japanese literatures. This paper describes a case of neurofibroma of the vocal fold. The patient was a 64-year-old man. He first developed hoarseness in November 1977. In June 1978, he noticed occasional inspiratory dyspnea. He was first seen by another laryngologist and a mass of ...