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New laryngoscope for endoscopic arytenoidectomies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 October 2014

T Yilmaz ,
N Süslü ,
M D Bajin ,
R Ö Günaydin ,
S Özer  and
G Atay
T Yilmaz*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
N Süslü
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
M D Bajin
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
R Ö Günaydin
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
S Özer
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
G Atay
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Taner Yılmaz, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, 06100 Sıhhiye, Ankara, Turkey Fax: +90 312 3113500 E-mail: tyilmaz@hacettepe.edu.tr
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Abstract

Objective:

During an endoscopic arytenoidectomy, an intubation tube must be elevated anteriorly with the laryngoscope to ensure an adequate surgical field. This paper describes a new laryngoscope that has a canal along the outer wall of the body and a ridge which runs along the canal.

Method:

Ten patients underwent endoscopic total arytenoidectomy using this new laryngoscope and 10 patients underwent the same operation using a regular laryngoscope.

Results:

The duration of all operations ranged between 25 and 65 minutes, with a median duration of 42.5 minutes. The median duration with the new laryngoscope was 39 minutes, and that with the regular laryngoscope was 49 minutes; this difference was statistically significant (p < 0.05).

Conclusion:

This new laryngoscope shortened the duration of the endoscopic arytenoidectomy and facilitated the procedure by enlarging the surgical field. This new laryngoscope may be a beneficial surgical instrument for posterior endoscopic laryngeal operations.

Keywords

LaryngoscopyLaryngoscopesVocal CordsVocal Cord ParalysisArytenoid CartilageLaryngeal Diseases

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Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 128 , Issue 11 , November 2014 , pp. 991 - 995
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2014 

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Footnotes

Presented at the Fall Voice Conference, 4–6 October 2012, New York, New York, USA.

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