10.1055/b-0034-78807 Cricopharyngeus Muscle MyotomyPeter C. Belafsky A cricopharyngeus muscle myotomy is a procedure in which the cricopharyngeus muscle is cut to improve swallowing. Indications/Contraindications Cricopharyngeal dysfunction (hyperfunction) contributing to dysphagia,…
10.1055/b-0034-78797 Treatment of Anterior Glottic WebPeak Woo Endoscopic buccal graft after web lysis is a two-stage procedure that may be considered to bring the patient′s own tissue into the membranous…
10.1055/b-0034-78799 Cricothyroid SubluxationAdam M. Klein Cricothyroid subluxation is a procedure designed to improve voice in cases of differential tension on the vocal folds. The most common scenario is that of…
10.1055/b-0034-78798 Type II ThyroplastyIchiro Tateya and Shigeru Hirano Type II thyroplasty is an open procedure in which the distance between the vocal folds is increased by performing a midline thyrotomy…
10.1055/b-0034-78795 Adduction Arytenopexy and Cricothyroid SubluxationSteven M. Zeitels Indications/Contraindications This procedure is performed for posterior glottic (interarytenoid) aerodynamic insufficiency from: vocal fold paralysis, especially after failed arytenoid adduction intubation-induced diastasis…
10.1055/b-0034-78796 Management of Anterior Glottic Web with Keel PlacementCharles N. Ford The procedure treats an anterior glottic web through an open approach. A midline thyrotomy is performed to access the…
10.1055/b-0034-78794 Arytenoid Abduction for Bilateral Vocal Fold ParalysisGayle Woodson The purpose of this operation is to improve the airway in those with bilateral vocal fold paralysis. Patients with bilateral laryngeal…
10.1055/b-0034-78790 Transthyrohyoid Membrane InjectionEdward J. Damrose The transthyrohyoid membrane injection approach allows office-based percutaneous injection of the larynx in the awake patient. It affords visualization of the vocal fold with…
10.1055/b-0034-78791 Point-Touch Vocal Fold InjectionJennifer L. Long and Gerald S. Berke The purpose of this vocal fold injection technique is to deliver a drug (e.g., Botox) or augmentation material (e.g.,…
10.1055/b-0034-78788 Transcricothyroid Membrane Vocal Fold InjectionScott M. Rickert, Lesley French Childs, and Andrew Blitzer The purpose of this procedure is to deliver augmentation material or therapeutic substances to the vocal…
