The nasal encephalocele, the glioma, and the dermoid are the most common of the congenital
midline nasal masses. Due to similar embryologic development, each of these lesions …

Standard surgical management for benign tumors of the parotid gland requires either
superficial, subtotal, or total parotidectomy with preservation of the facial nerve. Although this …

Bilateral vocal cord paralysis is fortunately an uncommon occurrence although the incidence
of this injury secondary to external neck trauma is increasing. In general, a patient with this …

Because of the development of reinnervation surgery, approximately 400 patients have been
seen by the author with a referral diagnosis of vocal cord paralysis. Because these patients …

Because of early success with reinnervation of the abductor musculature of bilaterally
paralyzed larynges, experimental work and ultimately surgery in human patients has been …

Between 1976 and 1986, 214 patients with bilateral vocal fold paralysis and 73 patients with
unilateral vocal fold paralysis were managed by the author using the nerve-muscle pedicle …

The nerve‐muscle pedicle technique for reinnervation of bilateral vocal cord paralysis has
now been applied in 45 cases over the past four years. EMG studies, volume flow loop, …

An anterior commissure laryngoplasty with placement of a tantalum splint has been employed
to adjust vocal fold tension in nine cases. As originally described, the procedure was …

Objective: Primary tracheal tumors are rare, occurring in 0.2 per 100,000 persons per year.
Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is the second most common histologic type of tracheal …

The rising popularity of surgery involving the laryngeal framework (surgical medialization of
immobile vocal folds, vocal fold tightening, pitch variation, etc.) has resulted in increasing …