Experiences with teflon injections in unilateral adductor vocal cord paralysis.
Six of 16 patients presenting to the University Hospital Kuala Lumpur with unilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis were treated with teflon injection of the paralysed vocal cord. The results are presented and the role of surgical therapy, in particular teflon injection is reviewed.
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015552:Injections, Intralesional; D008297:Male; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene