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Laryngeal cleft type I: a novel method of repair using Bioplastique™

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

S. Ahluwalia
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, The Lister Hospital, Stevenage, Herts., UK.
D. Pothier
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, The Lister Hospital, Stevenage, Herts., UK.
J. Philpott
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, The Lister Hospital, Stevenage, Herts., UK.
P. Sengupta
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, The Lister Hospital, Stevenage, Herts., UK.
A. Frosh
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, The Lister Hospital, Stevenage, Herts., UK.

Abstract

The authors report a novel treatment of a case of type I laryngeal cleft diagnosed in an adult. They describe a technique of endoscopic obliteration of the posterior commissure defect. Initially, a test implant of starch and adrenaline was used, followed by permanent staged injections of Bioplastique™ to the posterior commissure. This rare congenital anomaly usually presents in childhood but late presentation should be considered when adults present with lifelong dysphonia especially when associated with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 2004 Royal Society of Medicine Press

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