LASER Medial Arytenoidectomy in Two Patients of Bilateral Vocal Cord Palsy / 대한이비인후과학회지

ABSTRACT

Severe airway obstruction occur in bilateral vocal cord paralysis. There exists a variety of treatment methods including external and endoscopic approaches, the endoscopic LASER techniques are more desirable. However, total LASER arytenoidectomy may improve the airway but worsen the voice quality. As an alternative approach, resection medial portion of the arytenoid cartilage may improve the airway with less impairment of voice quality. Our results show that medial arytenoidectomy may be a better treatment method for bilateral vocal cord palsy than the total LASER arytenoidectomy.