Bilateral abductor paralysis: 30 years experience with arytenoidectomy.
Modifications of the technique originally reported in 1946 are presented, which may help in improving the percentage of successful decannulations. The importance of a change in the level of the vocal cord by this procedure is emphasized. The ten cautions to be followed are reviewed in doing this procedure.
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D007817:Laryngeal Cartilages / Q000601:surgery*; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D009132:Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014140:Tracheotomy; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000601:surgery*