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Relaxation Thyroplasty – A Classical Surgical Approach For Puberphonia, Balasubramanian Thiagarajan, Karthikeyan Arjunan
Relaxation Thyroplasty – A Classical Surgical Approach For Puberphonia, Balasubramanian Thiagarajan, Karthikeyan Arjunan
Balasubramanian Thiagarajan
Abstract: The persistence of adolescent voice even after puberty in the absence of organic cause is known as puberphonia. 1,2,3 The condition is commonly seen in males.1-7 . This case report illustrates a novel surgical method “Retrusion thyroplasty” in the management of puberphonia. Introduction: The persistence of adolescent voice even after puberty in the absence of organic cause is known as puberphonia. 1,2,3 The condition is commonly seen in males.1-7 Normally adolescent males undergo voice changes due to sudden increase in length of vocal cords due to enlargement of thyroid prominence (Adam’s apple). This is uncommon in females because their …
Early Adoption Of Transoral Robotic Surgical Program: Preliminary Outcomes., David Cognetti, Adam Luginbuhl, Anthony L. Nguyen, Joseph Curry
Early Adoption Of Transoral Robotic Surgical Program: Preliminary Outcomes., David Cognetti, Adam Luginbuhl, Anthony L. Nguyen, Joseph Curry
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Faculty Papers
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to demonstrate the feasibility and safety of establishing a transoral robotic surgical (TORS) program in the post-Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval setting. Early outcomes are compared with the previously reported results of pioneering centers.
STUDY DESIGN: Clinical data from a prospective TORS study.
SETTING: Academic university institution.
SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Sixty-one patients treated with 63 TORS procedures. Main outcome measures: intraoperative times, margin status, complications, time to diet, and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube retention rate. The authors also report oncologic outcomes on their first 30 patients.
RESULTS: The spectrum of subsites …