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  • Title: Glottic airway gain after 'suture arytenoid laterofixation' in bilateral vocal cord paralysis.
    Author: Korkmaz MH, Bayır Ö, Tatar EÇ, Saylam G, Öcal B, Keseroğlu K, Özdek A.
    Journal: Acta Otolaryngol; 2015 Sep; 135(9):931-6. PubMed ID: 25925482.
    Abstract:
    CONCLUSION: This method is an easy, non-expensive, and effective technique in bilateral vocal cord paralysis to improve glottic airway and clinical performance. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of 'suture arytenoid laterofixation' surgery in bilateral vocal cord paralysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective analysis of patients' medical history undergoing 'suture arytenoid laterofixation' surgery for bilateral vocal cord paralysis. This technique was applied under general anesthesia with both microlaryngoscopy and video-monitoring. Two 16 g needles and one 1/0 nylon thread were used for the procedure with 1 cm skin incision; no tracheotomy or tissue excision was required. Pre-post-operative photographs of the glottic region were taken from the endoscopic records, and the areas of rima glottis openings were calculated with the Image-J programme. RESULTS: Forty-seven patients were analyzed. The mean pre-post-operative rima glottis areas were 1.11 ± 0.56 and 2.24 ± 0.93 mm(2), respectively (p < 0.001). Five patients with previous tracheotomy were decannulated within a few days after the operation. In three patients, mild complications developed in the early post-operative period (two laryngeal edemas, one submucosal hematoma). Tracheotomy was performed to only one pregnant patient in the post-operative first day. None of the patients had granulation formation or synechia.
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