[Type III thyroplasty for the treatment of high-pitched voice disorder]

Isabel García-López; Julio Peñarrocha; Javier Gavilan

doi:10.1016/j.otorri.2009.03.011

[Type III thyroplasty for the treatment of high-pitched voice disorder]

Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp. 2010 Jul-Aug;61(4):318-20. doi: 10.1016/j.otorri.2009.03.011. Epub 2009 Oct 6.

[Article in Spanish]

Authors

Isabel García-López¹, Julio Peñarrocha, Javier Gavilan

Affiliation

¹ Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España. [email protected]

PMID: 20639126
DOI: 10.1016/j.otorri.2009.03.011

Abstract

Type III thyroplasty is a surgical technique which diminishes the fundamental frequency of the voice. We present the case of a patient with dysphonia by tone elevation in relation to gender, treated by type III thyroplasty and an updated review of the surgical technique and its outcome.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Adult
Dysphonia / surgery*
Humans
Male
Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / classification
Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / methods
Thyroid Cartilage / surgery*