Thyroplasty

Thyroplasty is an operation on the upper airway to improve voice quality in patients with unilateral vocal cord paralysis. Several modifications of Isshiki thyroplasty type I have subsequently been presented with the aim of optimizing the intra-operative surgical time, the positioning of the implant and the implant material itself such as Silasticie, hydroxilapatite, Vitalium, expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (Gore-Tex) and titanium implants. In thyroplasty type II, the vocal folds are displaced laterally away from the midline, under local anaesthesia.

Thyroplasty is an operation on the upper airway to improve voice quality in patients with unilateral vocal cord paralysis. Several modifications of Isshiki thyroplasty type I have subsequently been presented with the aim of optimizing the intra-opera ... More

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