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Simultaneous bilateral posterior cordectomy in bilateral vocal fold paralysis.

Khalifa MC

Department of Oto-rhino-laryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt. MCKhalifa@hotmail.com

The operation of simultaneous bilateral posterior cordectomy by CO2 laser was performed in 22 cases of bilateral vocal fold paralysis. The success rate was up to 92% with good airway and voice quality. The procedure is simple, cost-effective with virtually no complications. Problems related to deglutition, aspiration, or granuloma formation were not reported.

Published 4 February 2005 in Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 132(2): 249-50.
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