Surgical management of laryngeal bilateral abductor palsy: comparative study between carbon dioxide and diode lasers

• Published in: Lasers in medical science Vol. 37; no. 8; pp. 3169 - 3175
• Main Authors: El-Sobki, Ahmed, El-Deeb, Mohamed E., El-Kholy, Noha Ahmed, Habaza, Fedaey R., Shawky, Mahmoud Ahmed, Alsobky, Mahmoud Elsaid Ibrahim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Springer London 01.10.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide lasers; Chi-square test; Comparative studies; Dentistry; Dyspnea; Lasers; Medical research; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Optical Devices; Optics; Original; Original Article; Pain; Paralysis; Patients; Phonation; Photonics; Quantum Optics; Respiration; Semiconductor lasers; Statistical analysis; Vocal cords; Vocal organs; Voice; Wavelength; laser; CO; Glottis; Diode laser; Bilateral vocal fold paralysis; CO2 laser

This study aims to compare the results of both CO 2 laser and diode laser combined arytenoidectomy with posterior cordectomy in managing patients with bilateral vocal fold paralysis. A prospective study involved 80 bilateral vocal cord immobility patients in adduction. They are divided into two grou...