Surgical Intervention

Question 1

When is surgical intervention used

Answer 1

• When related to vocal fold nodules and PES

Question 2

Vocal Fold Intervention for Glottic Closure

Answer 2

• Medialization Thyroplasty
• Biomaterial Injection (Collagen, Teflon)
• Laryngectomy

Question 3

Medialization Thyroplasty

Answer 3

• surgical treatment for vocal fold paralysis
• implant placed into weak vocal fold, implant will move the nonfunctioning vocal fold towards the working one for better voicing

Question 4

Feeding Tubes

Question 5

PES Opening Intervention

Answer 5

• Myotomy
  -Dilation
  -Botulinum Toxin Injection

Question 6

Myotomy

Answer 6

• makes muscles permanently relaxed