Deliberate removal of incisor teeth to allow access for laryngoscopy.
This paper describes a clinical situation where it was impossible to obtain a biopsy of a lesion at the anterior commissure in a patient with progressive hoarseness of voice using standard microlaryngoscopy techniques. Due to anatomical difficulties and a histological suggestion of laryngeal papillomatosis the incisor teeth were deliberately removed to allow an adequate view of the larynx and to facilitate further access.
Voice Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, The Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, UK. saraheadneck@hotmail.com
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D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000601:surgery*; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010212:Papilloma / Q000601:surgery*; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000379:methods*