• Proceedings of the KSLP Conference
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• 1996.11a
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• pp.85-85
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• 1996

편측성대마비에 대한 치료방법으로 외측에 위치한 성대를 수술적으로 교정하려는 시도는 최근 활발하게 진행되어 Teflon 등을 이용한 성대내 이물주입술, 제Ⅰ형 갑상연골 성형술 및 피열연골 내전술등의 시술들이 시행되어 왔다. 저자들은 최근 후두와 종양으로 개두술을 시행받은 후 발생한 재발성 흡인성 폐렴 및 애성을 주소로 내원한 49세 남자환자를 원인 미상의 우측 편측성 성대마비로 진단하고 제Ⅰ형 갑상연골 성형술을 시행한 후 흡인성 폐렴 및 애성 등의 증상의 현저한 호전을 관찰할 수 있었으며, 술전 Maximal comfortable phonation time(MPT)이 6.24초에서 술후 17초로 증가하는 등 좋은 결과를 얻은 1례를 치험 하였기에 보고하는 바이다.

• Proceedings of the KSLP Conference
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• 2001.04a
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• pp.73-76
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• 2001

• Journal of the Korean Society of Laryngology, Phoniatrics and Logopedics
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.117-122
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• 2003

Background and Objectives : $VoCoM^{\circledR}$ is a commercialized set composed of prefabricated hydroxylapatite implants and shims of various sizes which are specially designed for the type I thyroplasty. Even though a previously published preliminary report showed that $VoCoM^{\circledR}$ is a convenient and safe product for the type I thyroplasty, further investigations or experiences are yet to be reported. Authors aimed to evaluate the efficacy of $VoCoM^{\circledR}$type I thyroplasty, and its advantage and/or disadvantage. Materials and Method : Twenty three consecutive patients with unilateral vocal cord palsy enrolled for the study, who received type I thyroplasty with $VoCoM^{\circledR}$ between July 2001 and June 2003. Acoustic, aerodynamic and stoboscopic analyses were performed prior to surgery and 1 to 3 months after surgery. Speech language pathologists evaluated their voice quality by GRBAS scale, and patients themselves reported subjective changes of their voice by visual analog scale. Results : The average time for the operation was 80 min, which is about 30 min less than other methods. Preoperative jitter was 3.25$\pm$1.65% and improved to 1.94$\pm$1.79% postoperatively (p<0.05). Preoperative shimmer was 9.72$\pm$6.56% and improved to 5.61 $\pm$3.76% (p<0.05), Maximal phonation time increased from 4.41$\pm$2.99 to 7.98$\pm$4.35 sec (p<0.05) The postoperative stroboscopy revealed an effective medialization in 91.3% of the patients. The subjective phonetic improvements were reported in 21 out of 23 patients. GRBAS scale improved from 2.71$\pm$0.46 to 1.47$\pm$1.12(p<0.05). Additional medialization with $Gore-Tex^{\circledR}$ was easily performed in two revision cases. Previously inserted $VoCoM^{\circledR}$ implant was hard to remove because of the tight integration of soft tissues around the implant. Side effects such as extrusion or foreign body reaction are not observed. $VoCoM^{\circledR}$ was relatively expensive and costed more than 10 times of $Gore-Tex^{\circledR}$. Conclusion : Prefabricated hydroxylapatitie implant($VoCoM^{\circledR}$) provides a convenient, safe and efficient way of vocal fold medialization. However it is relatively expensive and hard to remove.