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.
Saravanappa
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Voice Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, The Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, UK. saraheadneck@hotmail.com
Ward
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Harries
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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*