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Review
. 2012:73:80-5.
doi: 10.1159/000334443. Epub 2012 Mar 29.

Pediatric ansa cervicalis to recurrent laryngeal nerve anastomosis

Marshall E Smith  1
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Review

Pediatric ansa cervicalis to recurrent laryngeal nerve anastomosis

Marshall E Smith. Adv Otorhinolaryngol. 2012.

Abstract

This chapter reviews laryngeal reinnervation with ansa cervicalis for treatment of unilateral vocal fold paralysis and glottal incompetence in children. The relevant anatomy is discussed; the indications and contraindications are detailed. This is followed by a stepwise description of the surgical details of this operation.

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