PURPOSE Our purpose was to determine the variation in location, distribution, and sex predilection of arytenoid cartilage sclerosis in a population of patients without laryngeal cancer as an aid to understanding the significance of this entity when seen in patients with laryngeal cancer. METHODS One hundred CT examinations of patients of different ages and with no history of laryngeal cancer ...

OBJECTIVES To describe an atypical case of laryngeal chondrosarcoma of arytenoid cartilage presenting as bilateral vocal fold immobility and to avoid potential missed diagnosis. METHODS Our case study included a detail history, physical and radiological examination, laryngeal electromyography (LEMG), and surgical treatment and pathology analysis. We compared it with the previously discussed c...

SUMMARY Arytenoid cartilage dislocation is an infrequently diagnosed cause of vocal fold immobility. Seventy-four cases have been reported in the literature to date. Intubation is the most common origin, followed by external laryngeal trauma. Decreased volume and breathiness are the most common presenting symptoms. We report on 63 patients with arytenoid cartilage dislocation treated by the sen...

Arytenoid cartilage dislocation is a rare complication after tracheal intubation, occurring in less than 0.1% of cases [1, 2]. Here we present a case of arytenoid cartilage dislocation following esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). A man in his sixties underwent EGD as a follow-up examination after endoscopic treatment for early gastric cancer. The examination was carried out with a standard endos...

INTRODUCTION Supracricoid laryngectomy with cricohyopexy (CHP) and cricoepiglottopexy (CHEP) are the one of functional laryngectomy. AIM The aim of the study is phonation assessment of the reconstruction larynx. Material and methods. The examined group consisted of 58 patients (49 males and 9 female). An average age 54. 32 patients underwent CHP and 26-CHEP CHP was performed in following mode...

INTRODUCTION Surgical organ preservation approaches constitute important treatment options for laryngeal cancer. Supracricoid partial laryngectomies (SCPLs) are open surgical techniques designed to resect selected advanced endolaryngeal tumors without major invasion of the infraglottis, involvement of the posterior commissure, or fixation of the cricoarytenoid (CA) joint. One of the key oncolog...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Sclerosis of the arytenoid cartilage may be seen as an incidental finding in patients who do not have laryngeal cancer but may also be an early sign of neoplastic infiltration. Our purpose was to determine the frequency of asymmetric mineralization, in particular sclerosis, of the arytenoid cartilages on CT scans in adults who have no history of laryngeal cancer. MATERI...

OBJECTIVES To (1) develop a model of cyclical adduction force on an abducted left arytenoid cartilage that mimics swallowing or coughing; (2) determine if arytenoid abduction by a clamp before knot tying will improve the maintenance of abduction under cyclical adduction testing. STUDY DESIGN Experimental. SAMPLE POPULATION Cadaveric equine larynges (n = 14). METHODS Left laryngoplasty per...

REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY Mucosal ulcers and, occasionally, small granulomas on the axial surface of one or both arytenoid cartilages have been found in TB yearlings presented for post sale endoscopic examination. OBJECTIVES To determine the incidence, endoscopic characteristics and outcome of a group of Thoroughbred yearlings affected with mucosal ulcers and granulomas of the arytenoid ca...