title: Glottic insufficiency: the use of fat and fascia grafts.
abstract: Glottic insufficiency has been managed since the beginning of the twentieth century. The autologous grafts, as fat and muscular fascia, have shown safety and good results. The authors discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using fat and fascia in the management of glottic insufficiency, regarding historical aspects, inflammatory process and surgical techniques.
authors.affiliation: FMUSP, Brazil. christianocarneiro@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Christiano de Giacomo
authors.initials: Cde G
authors.lastname: Carneiro
authors.forename: Domingos Hiroshi
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Tsuji
authors.forename: Luiz Ubirajara
authors.initials: LU
authors.lastname: Sennes
authors.forename: João Aragão
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ximenes Filho
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Imamura
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000637:transplantation*; D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D005205:Fascia / Q000637:transplantation*; D005931:Glottis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous