title: Vocal cord reconstruction to treat aspiration caused by a post-intubation posterior glottic furrow.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present the case of a premature child with a furrow in the posterior vocal cord as a result of prolonged intubation, with symptoms of aspiration and poor voice, treated with a novel method of vocal cord reconstruction.
  
  
  METHODS
  The vocal cord was reconstructed endoscopically by freeing up the edge of cord remnant and suturing this to a flap of inter-arytenoid mucosa to create a new cord.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The resulting neo-cord was able to achieve full glottic closure with resolution of aspiration, and this was also accompanied by improvement in voice quality.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The described vocal cord reconstruction method proved to be a useful treatment for aspiration and poor voice caused by a post-intubation vocal cord furrow.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia. msxmd1@nottingham.ac.uk
authors.forename: Matija
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Daniel
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: McArdle
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Osland
authors.forename: Alan T L
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D001193:Arytenoid Cartilage / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007820:Laryngeal Mucosa / Q000637:transplantation; D008297:Male; D053120:Respiratory Aspiration / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000601:surgery*; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery