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Arch. Otolaryngol. Head Neck Surg. · Jul 2008
Chondrolaryngoplasty under general anesthesia using a flexible fiberoptic laryngoscope and laryngeal mask airway.
- Jeffrey H Spiegel and Gerardo Rodriguez.
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, FGH Bldg, Fourth Floor, Boston, MA 02118, USA. Jeffrey.Spiegel@bmc.org
- Arch. Otolaryngol. Head Neck Surg. 2008 Jul 1; 134 (7): 704-8.
ObjectivesTo describe a surgical and anesthetic technique for chondrolaryngoplasty ("tracheal shaving") involving external translaryngeal needle insertion under general anesthesia, using a flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope and laryngeal mask airway.DesignRetrospective review of 31 patients who underwent chondrolaryngoplasty performed by a single surgeon.SettingAcademic medical center.PatientsThirty-one consecutive patients presenting for aesthetic treatment of their thyroid cartilage.ResultsThe procedures were all successful, with no voice complications and only 1 transient anesthetic complication.ConclusionChondrolaryngoplasty with translaryngeal needle placement to identify the level of the anterior commissure is a safe, effective surgical technique that minimizes the most significant risks of the surgical procedure.
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