title: Surgical correction of the convex vocal cord after Teflon injection.
abstract: Teflon injection of paralyzed and bowed vocal cords has been performed since 1962. It has been generally accepted that nothing could be done if an excess is injected or a granuloma reaction within the cord occurs causing an early or late convex cord which projects across the midline. A technique is described to correct such convex cord problems and the results are given for 12 patients for whom corrective surgery was done.
mesh_terms: D006685:Hoarseness / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008722:Methods; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000628:therapy*; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene