Recurrent laryngeal neuropathy (RLN, “roaring”) is a major cause of poor athletic function in performance horses, with a prevalence of 8% in Thoroughbreds RLN leads to dynamic airway collapse with upper airway obstruction at exercise and alveolar hypoventilation with hypoxemia. RLN is a chronic peripheral motor neuropathy that usually occurs on the left side, a finding that has been attributed ...

We report a case of bilateral cricoarytenoid joint arthritis with history of rheumatoid arthritis, presented with stridor to the outpatient department. Endolaryngoscopy revealed adducted vocal cords and a nodule over left arytenoid which later confirmed to be rheumatoid nodule on histopathologic examination. Initially, although patient responded well to medical treatment, recurrence was noticed...

OBJECTIVE Supraglottic laryngectomy is a surgical procedure that preserves laryngeal functions. This technique allows extensions including removal of tongue base or 1 arytenoid. We aimed to compare vocal results of supraglottic laryngectomy and extended procedures. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Tertiary care hospital. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Thirty-three males who underwent sup...

Epiglottitis is inflammation and cellulitis of the soft tissues above the glottis − the epiglottis, vallecula, arytenoid cartilage and aryepiglottic folds. It is a life-threatening emergency which is most commonly caused by the bacteria Haemophilus influenzae type b. The incidence of epiglottitis has declined dramatically since the introduction of the Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine and c...

RATIONALE Arytenoid dislocation is very rare and may be misdiagnosed as vocal cord paralysis or a self-limiting sore throat. PATIENT CONCERNS A 70-year-old male (70 kg, 156 cm) was scheduled for transurethral resection of bladder tumors. A McGrath videolaryngoscope, with a basic cuffed Mallinckrodt oral tracheal tube of 7.5 mm internal diameter, was used to successfully intubate his trachea. ...

The research paradigm of using large laboratory animals, in which oroendotracheal intubations are relatively easy, is shifting toward the use of small animals, such as rodents, in which oropharyngeal access is limited, the arytenoid cartilage cycles are faster, and the glottis is much smaller. The considerable growth recently seen in preclinical imaging studies is accompanied by an increased nu...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Tumor volume and cartilage invasion have been suggested as prognostic factors of glottic carcinomas following definitive radiation therapy. Radiologic examinations provide additional information regarding the deep extension of tumor. We determined whether dynamic helical CT can predict local control of early (T1 and T2 stage) glottic carcinomas treated with definitive rad...

Sarcomas account for a very small percentage of the head and neck malignancies in adults Laryngeal sarcomas represent 1% of all laryngeal malignancies. Chondrosarcoma is the most common laryngeal sarcoma, and originates mostly from the cricoid cartilage. Less than 3% of all cervicocephalic rhabdomyosarcomas is located in the larynx and laryngeal rhabdomyosarcoma is characterized by less aggresi...