• T Yilmaz, N Süslü, M D Bajin, R Ö Günaydin, S Özer, and G Atay.
• Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery,Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine,Ankara,Turkey.
• J Laryngol Otol. 2014 Nov 1;128(11):991-5.

ObjectiveDuring 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.MethodTen patients underwent endoscopic total arytenoidectomy using this new laryngoscope and 10 patients underwent the same operation using a regular laryngoscope.ResultsThe 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).ConclusionThis 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.

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