title: New laryngoscope for endoscopic arytenoidectomies.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  During an endoscopic arytenoidectomy, an intubation tube must be elevated anteriorly with the laryngoscope to ensure an adequate surgical field. This paper describes a new laryngoscope that has a canal along the outer wall of the body and a ridge which runs along the canal.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ten patients underwent endoscopic total arytenoidectomy using this new laryngoscope and 10 patients underwent the same operation using a regular laryngoscope.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The duration of all operations ranged between 25 and 65 minutes, with a median duration of 42.5 minutes. The median duration with the new laryngoscope was 39 minutes, and that with the regular laryngoscope was 49 minutes; this difference was statistically significant (p < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This new laryngoscope shortened the duration of the endoscopic arytenoidectomy and facilitated the procedure by enlarging the surgical field. This new laryngoscope may be a beneficial surgical instrument for posterior endoscopic laryngeal operations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery,Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine,Ankara,Turkey.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery,Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine,Ankara,Turkey.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Süslü
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery,Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine,Ankara,Turkey.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Bajin
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery,Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine,Ankara,Turkey.
authors.forename: R Ö
authors.initials: RÖ
authors.lastname: Günaydin
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery,Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine,Ankara,Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Özer
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery,Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine,Ankara,Turkey.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Atay
mesh_terms: D001193:Arytenoid Cartilage / Q000601:surgery*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D020704:Laryngoscopes; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D011446:Prospective Studies