Particulate silicone for vocal fold augmentation: Morphometric evaluation in a rabbit model

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 113, Issue 3 I, 2004, Pages 234-241

  Bernal Sprekelsen, Manuel ^a,b,c   Caballero, Miguel ^a,b   Farrè, Xavier ^a,b   Calvo, Carlos ^a,b   Alòs, Llucia ^a,b  

^a University of Barcelona ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Particulate plastic; Polydimethylsiloxane; Polytetrafluoroethylene; Silicone; Vocal fold augmentation; Vocal fold paralysis

Indexed keywords

DIMETICONE; POLITEF; SILICONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROSIS; FOREIGN BODY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LARYNX; LARYNX DISORDER; LARYNX SURGERY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCAL CORD; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 1542514996     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940411300313     Document Type: Article

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