Shvero J, Koren R, Stern Y, Segal K, Feinmesser R, Hadar T
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tikva, Israel.
J Laryngol Otol. 2003 Jul;117(7):540-3. doi: 10.1258/002221503322112969.
Bilateral vocal fold immobility in adduction usually creates severe dyspnoea. Many surgical procedures have been established to improve the airway insufficiency in affected patients. Over the last six years 22 patients with bilateral vocal fold immobility in our department have undergone CO(2) laser posterior ventriculocordectomy with partial arytenoidectomy (PVCPA). None had dyspnoea or a disturbance in the immediate post-operative period or during follow up, which ranged from five months to six years. Only one patient required a second procedure. Laser PVCPA appears to be an effective and reliable method for the treatment of bilateral vocal fold immobility in selected patients.
