title: Endoscopic posterior cricoid split with rib grafting.
abstract: Bilateral vocal fold immobility (BVFI) can be divided into bilateral vocal fold paralysis and cricoarytenoid joint fixation, which can be accompanied with laryngeal stenosis. In children with BVFI, requiring a tracheostomy, the authors preference, to achieve decannulation, is to perform an endoscopic posterior cricoid split with rib grafting after the age of 1.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Otolaryngology, Department of Otolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, 428 East 72nd Street, New York, NY 10021, USA. vkm2001@med.cornell.edu
authors.forename: Vikash K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Modi
mesh_terms: D003413:Cricoid Cartilage / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D058753:Laryngoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012272:Ribs / Q000637:transplantation*; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000601:surgery*