Medialization thyroplasty using autologous nasal septal cartilage for treating unilateral vocal fold paralysis
MesallamTA, Khalil YA, Malki KH, Farahat M., . 2011
OBJECTIVES:
A persistent insufficiency of glottal closure is mostly a consequence of impaired unilateral vocal fold movement. Functional surgical treatment is required because of the consequential voice, breathing and swallowing impairments. The goal of the study was to determine the functional voice outcomes after medialization thyroplasty with using autologous septal cartilage from the nose.
METHODS:
External vocal fold medialization using autologous nasal septal cartilage was performed on 15 patients (6 females and 9 males; age range, 30 to 57 years). Detailed functional examinations were performed for all the patients before and after the surgery and this included perceptual voice assessment, laryngostroboscopic examination and acoustic voice analysis.
RESULTS:
All the patients reported improvement of voice quality post-operatively. Laryngostroboscopy revealed almost complete glottal closure after surgery in the majority of patients. Acoustic and perceptual voice assessment showed significant improvement post-operatively.
CONCLUSION:
Medialization thyroplasty using an autologous nasal septal cartilage implant offers good tissue tolerability and significant improvement of the subjective and objective functional voice outcomes.
KEYWORDS:
Autologous septal cartilage implant; Medialization thyroplasty; Unilateral vocal fold paralysis
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