Percutaneous teflon injection of a vocal cord under fibre optic laryngoscopic control.
The technique of percutaneous injection of Teflon paste into a paralysed abducted vocal cord using a fibre optic laryngoscope to observe and control the effect is described. Its use in vocal cord paralysis caused by inoperable bronchogenic carcinoma and the results in 14 patients are discussed.
D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000601:surgery*; D014831:Voice
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene