Injection Laryngoplasty for The Treatment of Vocal Fold Scar, and Sulcus

Temporalis fascia transplant for vocal fold scar and sulcus vocalis.

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To evaluate vocal outcomes in 10 patients 1 year after autologous transplantation of temporalis fascia into Reinke's space (ATFV) for vocal fold scar and sulcus vocalis. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective, clinical case series. METHODS Subjective and objective evaluation was performed 12 months after surgery using laryngovideostroboscopy (LVS) in all patients, the Voice Handic...

Injection versus medialization laryngoplasty for the treatment of unilateral vocal fold paralysis.

OBJECTIVE/HYPOTHESIS To determine whether injection laryngoplasty or medialization laryngoplasty is more effective in the treatment of unilateral vocal fold paralysis. STUDY DESIGN A retrospective study of patients with unilateral vocal fold paralysis who underwent either injection or medialization laryngoplasty at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences between July 29, 2003 and Marc...

Injection laryngoplasty outcomes in vocal fold paralysis using calcium hydroxylapatite.

OBJECTIVES This study aims to evaluate our injection laryngoplasty experience in patients with unilateral vocal fold paralysis. PATIENTS AND METHODS Sixty-eight patients (32 males, 36 females; mean age 59.5 years; range 27 to 86 years) who were diagnosed with unilateral vocal fold paralysis at our clinic and who underwent injection laryngoplasty using calcium hydroxylapatite between January 2...

Injection laryngoplasty with autologous fascia for treatment of unilater vocal fold paralysis

Injection Laryngoplasty Treatment for Vocal Atrophy in the Elderly

Elderly patients present deterioration in voice quality due to anatomical and functional changes of the larynx associated with the aging process, and other voice disorders common in the elderly population. Identified causes of geriatric voice dysfunction include anatomic changes in the larynx such as vocal fold atrophy, central neurologic conditions (e.g. stroke, Parkinson’s disease, essential ...