cricohyoidopexy


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cricohyoidopexy (CHP),

(krī'kō-hī-oyd'ō-pek'sē),
An operation to repair and restore the function of the larynx after surgical ablation of cancer in which the hyoid bone is fixed to the cricoid cartilage.
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Functional outcome and prognosis factors after supracricoid partial laryngectomy with cricohyoidopexy. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 1997;106(4):291-6.
Supracricoid partial laryngectomy with cricohyoidoepiglottopexy and cricohyoidopexy for glottic and supraglottic carcinomas.
UNILATERAL ARYTENOIDECTOMY FOR INTRACTABLE ASPIRATION FOLLOWING SUPRACRICOID LARYNGECTOMY: A CASE OF SURGICAL DILEMMA/BIR CERRAHI CELISKI: SUPRAKRIKOID LARENJEKTOMI SONRASI TEDAVIYE DIRENCLI ASPIRASYONUN TEDAVISINDE TEK TARAFLI ARITENOIDEKTOMI

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