Although the disease is not very often, every otorhinolaryngologist will experience some patients suffering from vocal fold paralysis.

This is the first and unique book solely devoted to this topic.

Offers step-by-step descriptions and evaluations of the materials and/or methods of well-established techniques and new therapeutic options and approaches.

Written by leading experts: Blitzer is speaker of the American Academy of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS); Sulica, also a speaker of the AAO-HNS, works in his department.

Vocal Fold Paralysis is a clinically useful reference for evaluation and treatment, as well as a summary of current knowledge and investigational approaches.

Basic Science and Clinical Evaluation

Neuroanatomy of the Larynx
Synkinesis and Dysfunctional Reinnervation of the Larynx
Vocal Fold Paralysis: Causes, Outcomes, and Clinical Aspects
Evaluation of Vocal Fold Paralysis
Diagnostic Electromyography for Unilateral Vocal Fold Dysmotility
Treatment
Decision Points in the Management of Vocal Fold Paralysis
Voice Therapy for Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis
Injection Augmentation
Autologous Fat for Vocal Fold Injection
Collagen in Vocal Fold Injection
Treatment of Glottal Insufficiency Using Micronized Human Acellular Dermis (Cymetra)
Vocal Fold Augmentation with Calcium Hydroxylapatite
Treatment of Glottal Insufficiency Using Hyaluronan
Principles of Medialization Laryngoplasty
Silastic Medialization Laryngoplasty
Medialization Thyroplasty Using the Montgomery Thyroplasty System
Medialization Thyroplasty Using the VoCoM Vocal Cord Medialization System
Titanium Medialization Implant
Medialization Laryngoplasty with Gore-Tex (Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene)
Arytenoid Repositioning Surgery
Special Topics
Laryngeal Reinnervation
Electrical Stimulation for Vocal Fold Paralysis
Bilateral Medialization Laryngoplasty
Vocal Fold Paralysis in Children
Bilateral Vocal Fold Immobility.