The primary advantage of laryngeal reinnervation is prevention of denervation atrophy, which limits the long-term voice outcomes of static procedures. Recovery or maintenance of muscle tone is expected to lead to more symmetric vibratory masses, symmetric mucosal wave propagation, and improved voice quality.
Novel sternocleidomastoid flap augmentation of tracheal reconstructive technique for invasive thyroid cancer is designed to incorporate the sternocleido-mastoid muscle flap directly over the tracheal suture line to minimize the risk of anastomotic complications.
There are otolaryngologists who focus their surgical practices on patients with thyroid/parathyroid diseases; some have completed fellowships while others have not, and continuing board certification activities aren’t currently focused on this content. These issues, among others, were part of the genesis of the new focused practice designation.
There are significant variations in preferences regarding vocal fold injection materials, although hyaluronic acid-based products are the most frequently used by providers.
This step-by-step article on the surgical procedure for rapid intraoperative localization will help assist with reproducibility of the technique.
Study findings document an age-related decline in arytenoid innervation and in myelinated, putative mechanosensory innervation density, which may be a contributing factor to presbyphagia.
Various factors can influence pharyngocutaneous fistula development after total laryngectomy, with postoperative hypoproteinemia being the highest predictive risk factor.
