Laryngeal Fracture Repair
10.1055/b-0034-78808 Laryngeal Fracture RepairS. Carter Wright and Catherine Rees Lintzenich The purpose of this surgery is to reapproximate the epithelium of the endolarynx and to reduce any cricoid or thyroid…
Minithyrotomy
10.1055/b-0034-78800 MinithyrotomyClint T. Allen and Randal C. Paniello Transoral endoscopy of the endolarynx for management of true vocal fold (TVF) pathology often involves intralaryngeal mucosal incisions that may lead to…
Cricopharyngeus Muscle Myotomy
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,…
Treatment of Anterior Glottic Web
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…
Cricothyroid Subluxation
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…
Type II Thyroplasty
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…
Adduction Arytenopexy and Cricothyroid Subluxation
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…
Management of Anterior Glottic Web with Keel Placement
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…
Arytenoid Abduction for Bilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis
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…
Transthyrohyoid Membrane Injection
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…
