title: Laser posterior ventriculocordectomy with partial arytenoidectomy for the treatment of bilateral vocal fold immobility.
abstract: Bilateral vocal fold immobility in adduction usually creates severe dyspnoea. Many surgical procedures have been established to improve the airway insufficiency in affected patients. Over the last six years 22 patients with bilateral vocal fold immobility in our department have undergone CO(2) laser posterior ventriculocordectomy with partial arytenoidectomy (PVCPA). None had dyspnoea or a disturbance in the immediate post-operative period or during follow up, which ranged from five months to six years. Only one patient required a second procedure. Laser PVCPA appears to be an effective and reliable method for the treatment of bilateral vocal fold immobility in selected patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tikva, Israel.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shvero
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Koren
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Stern
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Segal
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Feinmesser
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hadar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D014140:Tracheotomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*