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Laser Tenotomy and Vocal Process Resection for Bilateral Midline Vocal Fold Fixation by Thomas E. Havas; K. Jocelyn Priestley is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Laser Tenotomy and Vocal Process Resection for Bilateral Midline Vocal Fold Fixation about?
**Background:** The present retrospective study presents the outcomes of a group of 21 patients with laryngeal obstruction caused by bilateral vocal fold fixation. All of these patients were treated by laser assisted muscle tenotomy and vocal process resection − a modification of the technique described by Michael and Eugene Rontal in 1994.^1^ **Methods:** Between January 1997 and March 2002 the senior author performed muscle tenotomy and vocal process resection for bilateral vocal fold fixation on 21 patients. **Results:** The mean follow‐up time was 2.3 years. The technique was successful in achieving an adequate airway and good voice with no aspiration in every case. **Conclusions:** Laser assisted muscle tenotomy and vocal process resection is a proven treatment for bilateral medial vocal fold fixation with the provision of a good airway, good voice and the avoidance of aspiration.
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- Author
- Thomas E. Havas; K. Jocelyn Priestley
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Blackwell Publishing; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 1445-1433)
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)