title: Vertical partial laryngectomy without tracheotomy: the use of the Cook airway exchange catheter to avoid tracheotomy.
abstract: Occasionally, advances in another specialty provide the opportunity for an advance in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. One example is the Cook airway exchange catheter. In very selected cases, the use of this exchange catheter will allow the performance of vertical partial laryngectomy without the need for tracheotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90033-1029, USA.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Rice
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014140:Tracheotomy