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Cordectomy: a solution to Teflon granuloma of the vocal fold

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

J. D. Russell ,
Alison Perry  and
A. D. Cheesman
J. D. Russell*
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London W6 8RF.
Alison Perry
Affiliation:
Departments of Speech Therapy, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London W6 8RF.
A. D. Cheesman
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London W6 8RF.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr J. D. Russell, F.R.C.S., 76 Carysfort Park, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
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Abstract

Teflon injection has been widely used for the treatment of unilateral vocal fold paralysis. Complications are few and infrequent. Overinjection and Teflon granuloma are the two commonest problems encountered. Treating such complications and restoring vocal quality is widely regarded as difficult. Endoscopic transmucosal excision of the excess Teflon and/or granuloma has not been successful in improving phonatory quality. Cordectomy is proposed as an alternative surgical approach for managing both the convex vocal fold and Teflon granuloma after injection.

Keywords

Vocal fold paralysisPolytetra fluoroethyleneLarynx, surgery, cordectomy

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Type
Short Communication
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 109 , Issue 1 , January 1995 , pp. 53 - 55
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1995

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Footnotes

Paper presented to the 2nd International Symposium on Phonosurgery, held in Amsterdam, May 1992.

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