Endolaryngeal extrusion of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene implant after medialization thyroplasty.
Various nonresorbable implants are currently used worldwide for medialization thyroplasty in patients with unilateral vocal cord paralysis. The Gore-Tex (expanded polytetrafluoroethylene) implant was introduced in the late 1990s. At our institution, 27 patients with unilateral laryngeal nerve paralysis had medialization thyroplasty with a Gore-Tex implant during the years 1998 to 2002. The current report documents our first case of endolaryngeal extrusion of a Gore-Tex implant.
Laccourreye
Ollivier
O
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris V, Paris, France.
Hans
Stéphane
S
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013957:Thyroid Cartilage / Q000601:surgery*; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000628:therapy*
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene