Lateral vocal fold injection of autogenous fat for vocal fold insufficiency
- VernacularTitle:声带外侧自体脂肪注射填充术治疗声门闭合不良
- Author:
Wen XU
;
Demin HAN
;
Lizhen HOU
;
Li ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
injection laryngoplasty;
Adipose Tissue;
Voice Disorders;
Vocal Cord Paralysis;
Glottis
- From:
Chinese Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
2006;0(07):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To study the efficacyof the lateral vocal fold injection of autogenous fat for vocal fold insufficiency. METHODS Twenty nine patients with vocal fold insufficiency were treated in our department with fat injection. Deep lateral vocal fold injection was performed through direct laryngoscope under general anesthesia. Fat was injected into the lateral aspect of the vocal fold (paraglottic space) using a special high pressure Brunning injector. The perceptual acoustic,phonatory function,and video laryngostroboscopy were evaluated before and after operation. RESULTS All the patients were followed up for 10 to 18 months. There were 24 patients with excellent results,2 patients with improvement, and 3 patients with no improvement. Phonatory function showed significant improvement(P
