Objective: To present the case of a premature child with a furrow in the posterior vocal cord as a result of prolonged intubation, with symptoms of aspiration and poor voice, treated with a novel method of vocal cord reconstruction.
Methods: The vocal cord was reconstructed endoscopically by freeing up the edge of cord remnant and suturing this to a flap of inter-arytenoid mucosa to create a new cord.
Results: The resulting neo-cord was able to achieve full glottic closure with resolution of aspiration, and this was also accompanied by improvement in voice quality.
Conclusion: The described vocal cord reconstruction method proved to be a useful treatment for aspiration and poor voice caused by a post-intubation vocal cord furrow.
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