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Comparative study of framework surgery and fat injection laryngoplasty

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2009

H Umeno ,
S Chitose ,
K Sato  and
T Nakashima
H Umeno*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
S Chitose
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
K Sato
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
T Nakashima
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Hirohito Umeno, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume 830-0011, Japan. Fax: +81 942 37 1200 E-mail: umeno2@med.kurume-u.ac.jp
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Abstract

Objective:

To evaluate differences between the functional results of framework surgery and autologous fat injection laryngoplasty, for patients with unilateral vocal fold paralysis.

Study design:

Sixty-two patients underwent framework surgery, while 64 received autologous fat injection laryngoplasty. Voice function before and after both procedures was assessed using aerodynamic and acoustic analysis, with differences evaluated using paired t-test in both groups.

Results:

In both groups, all parameters improved significantly after surgery, compared with before surgery. Post-operative improvement in all parameters was significantly greater after fat injection laryngoplasty, compared with framework surgery.

Conclusion:

Autologous fat injection laryngoplasty was thus found to be a more effective and reliable therapy for improving voice function in patients with vocal fold paralysis, compared with framework surgery.

Keywords

Vocal Fold ParalysisAutologous Fat Injection LaryngoplastyFramework SurgeryVoice Function

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 123 , Supplement S31 , May 2009 , pp. 35 - 41
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2009

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