Laser tenotomy and vocal process resection for bilateral midline vocal fold fixation

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 326-330

  Havas, Thomas E ^a,b   Priestley, K Jocelyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Laser tenotomy; Vocal process resection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LARYNX STENOSIS; LASER SURGERY; LASER TENOTOMY; MALE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENOTOMY; VOCAL CORD; VOCAL PROCESS RESECTION; VOICE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARYTENOID CARTILAGE; FEMALE; GLOTTIS; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL DISEASES; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 0037680177     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2003.02603.x     Document Type: Article

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