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ventriculocordectomy

An obsolete surgical procedure formerly used to relieve paralysis of the laryngeal abductor nerve, which consisted in endoscopic excision of the vocal cord and part of the anterior laryngeal ventricle. It was supplanted by arytenoidopexy and arytenoidectomy, and now by endoscopic laser reconstruction.

References in periodicals archive

Ventriculocordectomy, a new operation for the cure of goitrous glottic stenosis.

Arytenoid release procedure plus exo-endolaryngeal suture lateralization with precise suture placement

The method adopted by Chevalier Jackson introduced ventriculocordectomy, where by entire vocal cord and ventricle was excised, (3) created an excellent airway but resulted in breathy voice.

Management of bilateral abductor palsy: a case series

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