The Use of Male Implants in Thyroplasty Reinterventions for Female Patients: A Case Series Study
Natsuki Oishi,
Sara Orozco-Núñez,
Enrique Zapater
Abstract:Montgomery’s medialization thyroplasty is a laryngeal frame surgery to treat patients with unilateral vocal cord paralysis. This procedure uses a silicone implant in six sizes each for male and female patients. The results of this technique are generally good; however, the results can be suboptimal in some female patients because of differences in female and male laryngeal anatomy. The angle formed by the thyroid cartilage is greater in women than in men, meaning that the posterior portion of this cartilage is… Show more
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