Radiofrequency thyroarytenoid myothermy for treatment of adductor spasmodic dysphonia: How we do it

Clinical Otolaryngology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 621-625

  Kim, H S ^b   Choi, H S ^a,c   Lim, J Y ^c   Choi, Y L ^d   Lim, S E ^c  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DYSPHONIA; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LARYNGEAL NERVE; LARYNGOSCOPY; LETTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROARYTENOID MYOTHERMY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VOICE;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; DYSPHONIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; LARYNGEAL MUSCLES; LARYNGOSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149119477     PISSN: 17494478     EISSN: 17494486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-4486.2008.01777.x     Document Type: Letter

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