Laryngeal nerve crush for spastic dysphonia.
Twenty-two patients with a diagnosis of spastic dysphonia were treated by laryngeal nerve crush. All patients had initial improvement. Success at 3-year follow-up was 13%. Laryngeal nerve crush is no longer advocated as treatment for spastic dysphonia.
D006801:Humans; D007823:Laryngeal Nerves / Q000601:surgery*; D009409:Nerve Crush; D013035:Spasm / Q000601:surgery; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000601:surgery*