Presentation
PH motor vehicle accident. Suffered vocal cord paresis. Treated with vocal fold silicone prosthesis insertion (thyroplasty).
Patient Data
Age: 65
Gender: Male
From the case:
Vocal fold silicone prosthesis
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Dense silicone prothesis placed into the right vocal fold causing the cord to adduct so that it opposes the left cord during speech
From the case:
Vocal fold silicone prosthesis
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The prosthesis is not visible on the conventional neck soft tissue radiograph.
Case Discussion
Thyroplasty is a procedure in which an implant is placed in the larynx alongside the vocal cord. The implant displaces the vocal cord to the midline and allows a paralyzed or weak vocal cord to touch the opposite cord in order to have a strong voice.
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