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Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. · Dec 1993
The intrinsic response of the cricoid cartilage to vertical division.
- C W Senders and S P Tinling.
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Davis.
- Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. 1993 Dec 1; 28 (1): 33-9.
AbstractThe explanation for the separation in the cricoid cartilage after the anterior cricoid split procedure has been a matter of speculation. Whether it is caused by extrinsic factors such as stenting, contraction of laryngeal muscles, fibrosis, or whether it is due to the intrinsic nature of the cricoid cartilage itself has yet to be defined. Whole organ in vitro cultures of juvenile gerbil cricoid cartilages were utilized to study the intrinsic response of cricoid cartilage to anterior vertical division. Our results showed the cricoid cartilage to immediately separate, and that separation to markedly increase during whole organ culture. These results suggest that while extrinsic factors may modify the gap after the anterior cricoid split procedure, the intrinsic nature of the cricoid cartilage itself results in the gap formation.
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