Gore-Tex Medialization Thyroplasty in Patients with Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis: An Audit of 47 Cases
M Gopinath, Mukundan Subramanian
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Gopinath M, Subramanian M. Gore-Tex Medialization Thyroplasty in Patients with Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis: An Audit of 47 Cases. Int J Phonosurg Laryngol 2011; 1 (1):11-13.
Though the surgical technique of medialization thyroplasty has been standardized, still the ideal implant has not been defined in the management of unilateral vocal cord paralysis. The authors present their experience of Gore-tex as the implant material.
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