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Posterior Cordectomy. Our Experience
Cordectomía posterior. Nuestra experiencia
Mikel Landa
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, Iñigo Luqui, Javier Gómez, Zuriñe Martínez
Unidad de Foniatría, Servicio de ORL, Hospital Donostia, San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Spain
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Two patients suffered a worsening of their dyspnoea in the first 2 weeks after surgery&#44; requiring hospital admission&#46; One of them received drug treatment with good response and the other underwent cordectomy&#46;</p><p id="par0065" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">To assess the degree of dysphonia generated&#44; we used the Spanish version of the Voice Handicap Index &#40;VHI&#41; 1 year after the intervention&#46; We excluded the patients who presented dysphonia before surgery&#44; that is&#44; patients with cancer &#40;2&#41;&#44; neurological cases &#40;2&#41;&#44; patients who had undergone surgery on 2 previous occasions&#44; and patients who underwent cordectomy&#46; Of the 7 remaining cases&#44; 2 suffered a mild dysphonia &#40;VHI under 30&#41;&#44; 4 a moderate dysphonia &#40;VHI between 30 and 60&#41; and 1 a severe dysphonia &#40;VHI between 60 and 90&#41;&#46; All patients were satisfied with the vocal outcome&#44; except for the one who underwent cordectomy &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#tbl0005">Table 1</a>&#41;&#46;</p><p id="par0070" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The 2 cancer patients and the 2 neurological patients died due to their underlying diseases&#44; without requiring tracheostomy in any case&#46;</p></span><span id="sec0020" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle">Discussion</span><p id="par0075" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Bilateral paralysis of both vocal folds accounts for 25&#37; of cases of recurrent paralysis&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0010"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">2&#44;3</span></a> The most common cause of bilateral recurrent paralysis is the iatrogenic&#44; especially thyroidectomy&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0015"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3&#44;4</span></a></p><p id="par0080" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">It may appear as sudden dyspnoea &#40;usually in the immediate postoperative period&#44; perhaps requiring urgent tracheostomy&#41; or&#44; even more frequently&#44; as dyspnoea upon small and moderate efforts&#46; It does not usually cause dysphonia &#40;and when it does appear&#44; it is mild&#41; or deglutitive problems&#46;</p><p id="par0085" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Whenever possible&#44; it is advisable to wait at least 6 months before performing surgery&#44; because there may be a spontaneous recovery of the paralysis&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0025"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5</span></a></p><p id="par0090" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The first surgical intervention for this problem was a cordoventriculectomy performed by Chevalier Jackson<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0030"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">6</span></a> in 1922&#46; In 1941&#44; King proposed an arytenoidopexy with suture to the omohyoid muscle and Kelly performed an external arytenoidectomy that same year&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0030"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">6</span></a> Thornell carried out the first endoscopic arytenoidectomy &#40;1948&#41;&#44; which Ossoff later repeated with CO<span class="elsevierStyleInf">2</span> laser in 1983&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0035"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">7</span></a> In 1989&#44; Dennis and Kashima<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0005"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">1</span></a> published posterior cordectomy&#44; an even more restricted procedure on the glottis&#46; With the development of endolaryngeal microsurgery and lasers&#44; external approaches have been practically abandoned &#40;except in children&#44; in whom endoscopic approaches can still be performed<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0040"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">8&#44;9</span></a>&#59; some authors have obtained better results with external approaches<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0050"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">10&#44;11</span></a>&#41;&#46;</p><p id="par0095" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The most commonly used techniques are resections&#44; including cordectomy &#40;endoscopic or external&#41;&#44; which often causes severe dysphonia&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0025"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5&#44;6</span></a> Arytenoidectomy &#40;external or endoscopic&#41; has aspiration as a major complication<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0025"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5&#44;12&#44;13</span></a> &#40;although some technical variants have been described that avoid it&#41; or cricoid necrosis &#40;especially in irradiated patients&#41;&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0025"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5</span></a> Lastly&#44; posterior cordectomy achieves sufficient air passage with moderate vocal sacrifice&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0005"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">1</span></a></p><p id="par0100" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Possible non-resection surgical procedures include arytenoidopexy&#44; which can be external or endoscopic &#40;Lichtenberger has designed instrumentation that facilitates it<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0025"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5&#44;6</span></a>&#41;&#46; Its main advantage is that arytenoidopexy is potentially reversible&#44; while its main disadvantage is that its results seem to worsen over time&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0070"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">14</span></a></p><p id="par0105" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Laryngeal reinnervation was first described by Tucker in 1976&#44;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0075"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">15</span></a> with excellent results<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0080"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">16</span></a> &#40;he used a myoneural pedicle from the hypoglossal loop to the posterior cricoarytenoid muscle&#41;&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0015"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3</span></a> The intervention is technically difficult and has shown worse results in other series&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0030"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">6</span></a></p><p id="par0110" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Other procedures such as a laryngeal pacemaker<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0085"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">17</span></a> or botulinum toxin<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0090"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">18</span></a> may become important alternatives in the future&#46;</p><p id="par0115" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Posterior cordectomy consists in a transverse incision of the vocal fold in front of its insertion into the vocal process&#44; which must completely sever the elastic cone reaching the cricoid perichondrium<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0025"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5</span></a> &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#fig0005">Figs&#46; 1 and 2</a>&#41;&#46; Some authors employ variants of posterior cordectomy&#44; such as procedures on both vocal folds<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0060"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">12&#44;19&#44;20</span></a> or extending the resection to the ventricular band or the vocal fold or vocal process&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0105"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">21&#8211;23</span></a> Although it was originally described with CO<span class="elsevierStyleInf">2</span> laser&#44; it can also be performed with KTP laser<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0115"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">23&#8211;25</span></a> or with electrocautery&#44; as in 1 case within our series&#46;</p><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0005"></elsevierMultimedia><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0010"></elsevierMultimedia><p id="par0120" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Some authors employ a prior tracheotomy&#44;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0035"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">7&#44;13</span></a> although we generally do not consider it necessary and have only used it in 1 case&#46;</p><p id="par0125" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">This intervention is simple to perform&#44; but its main drawback is the appearance of dyspnoea in the immediate postoperative period &#40;15&#37; of our cases&#41;&#46; This dyspnoea is caused by granulomas&#44; oedema&#44; or crusts attached to the surgical site during scarring&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0060"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">12&#44;25</span></a> Nevertheless&#44; it is transient and can be treated medically &#40;with anti-inflammatory drugs&#44; antibiotics&#44; mucolytics&#44; humidifiers&#44; etc&#46;&#41;&#46;</p><p id="par0130" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">It is important to distinguish whether the bilateral immobility of the vocal folds is caused by recurrent paralysis or cricoarytenoid ankylosis&#44; although few series make this distinction&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0025"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5&#44;19&#44;26</span></a> Cricoarytenoid ankylosis is mainly due to endotracheal intubation&#44;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0025"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5&#44;26</span></a> followed by autoimmune diseases &#40;Wegener&#44; rheumatoid arthritis<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0135"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">27</span></a>&#41;&#46; Cricoarytenoid ankylosis can be resolved through other surgical procedures such as sectioning scar tissue or adhesions that fix the arytenoids&#44; intra-articular injection of corticosteroids or others&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0030"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">6</span></a> Laryngeal electromyography can be of great help in differentiating both conditions&#44; as well as in establishing a prognosis in recurrent paralysis&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0015"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3&#44;5&#44;6</span></a></p><p id="par0135" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">With respect to respiratory outcomes&#44; almost all studies report satisfactory results&#44; between 95&#37;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0120"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">24</span></a> and 100&#37; of cases &#40;as in our series&#41;&#44; although with reoperation rates ranging from 50&#37;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0105"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">21&#44;24&#44;25</span></a> to 33&#37; as in the first communication by Dennis and Kashima<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0005"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">1</span></a> or 7&#37; as in our series&#46; The parameters used to measure these results differ from 1 study to the next&#46; Some&#44; including ours&#44; use the subjective improvement of dyspnoea or the degree of patient satisfaction&#44;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0120"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">24</span></a> while others use the percentage of decannulations<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0040"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">8&#44;21</span></a> or pulmonary function tests &#40;flow volume curves&#44;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0005"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">1</span></a> body plethysmography<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0095"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">19&#44;22&#44;23</span></a>&#41;&#46;</p><p id="par0140" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">We used the Spanish version of the VHI to evaluate the vocal results&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0140"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">28&#44;29</span></a> This is a questionnaire with 3 parts &#40;functional&#44; physical&#44; and emotional&#41;&#44; with 10 questions each&#44; which are answered with a value of 0&#8211;4&#44; that is&#44; with a maximum score of 120&#46; A VHI below 30 is considered as a mild dysphonia&#44; between 30 and 60 as moderate dysphonia&#44; between 60 and 90 as intense dysphonia&#44; and between 90 and 120 as severe dysphonia&#46; Other studies use patients&#8217; subjective assessments<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0095"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">19&#44;20&#44;24</span></a> or resort to other parameters &#40;Yanagihara scale based on spectrogram&#44;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0105"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">21</span></a> G&#246;ttingen scale&#44;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0095"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">19</span></a> or Dejonckhere scale<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0130"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">26</span></a>&#41;&#46; We obtained good vocal results in most cases &#40;85&#37; of mild or moderate dysphonia in our series&#41; and all patients reported being satisfied with their voice&#46;</p><p id="par0145" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Neither our series nor any of those reviewed reported deglutitive disorders after the intervention&#46;</p><p id="par0150" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Some studies compared the outcome between posterior cordectomy and arytenoidectomy&#44;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0130"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">26&#44;30</span></a> without finding significant differences in either vocal or respiratory results&#46; Nevertheless&#44; they have found that arytenoidectomy often causes subclinical aspiration whereas posterior cordectomy does not&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0130"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">26</span></a> No differences in outcome were found when using either CO<span class="elsevierStyleInf">2</span> or KTP laser&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0105"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">21&#44;24&#44;25</span></a></p></span><span id="sec0025" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle">Conclusions</span><p id="par0155" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Dyspnoea caused by bilateral paralysis of vocal folds in adduction is rare&#44; but it represents a delicate problem&#46; Posterior cordectomy is a rapid&#44; simple intervention that has few complications&#46; In most cases&#44; this intervention provides a sufficient increase in glottic space &#40;similar results to other techniques&#41;&#44; with a mild or moderate dysphonia without aspiration&#46; We believe that&#44; at present&#44; this is the technique of choice in this pathology&#46;</p></span><span id="sec0030" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle">Conflict of Interests</span><p id="par0160" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare&#46;</p></span></span>"
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        "resumen" => "<span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle">Objective</span><p id="spar0005" class="elsevierStyleSimplePara elsevierViewall">Several surgical procedures have been proposed for the treatment of respiratory distress secondary to bilateral cord palsy&#46; We performed a retrospective study of our experience in posterior cordectomy with a laser CO<span class="elsevierStyleInf">2</span>&#44; analysing the improvement of dyspnoea and voice quality after surgery&#46;</p> <span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle">Methods</span><p id="spar0010" class="elsevierStyleSimplePara elsevierViewall">This was a retrospective study of 13 cases &#40;9 female&#44; 4 male&#41;&#46; The age range was 25&#8211;79 years&#46; Iatrogenic post-thyroidectomy &#40;4 cases&#41; was the most common aetiology of bilateral laryngeal palsy in our study&#46;</p><p id="spar0015" class="elsevierStyleSimplePara elsevierViewall">We assessed the subjective improvement of respiratory function and voice quality after laser surgery using the Spanish adaptation of the Voice Handicap Index &#40;VHI&#41;&#46;</p> <span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle">Results</span><p id="spar0020" class="elsevierStyleSimplePara elsevierViewall">Dyspnoea improved in all patients&#46; Two cases had a worsening of dyspnoea in the immediate postoperative period and one case was successfully solved with a new surgical intervention&#46;</p><p id="spar0025" class="elsevierStyleSimplePara elsevierViewall">After surgery&#44; most of patients suffered from mild or middle dysphonia&#46;</p> <span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle">Conclusions</span><p id="spar0030" class="elsevierStyleSimplePara elsevierViewall">The posterior cordectomy is an easy&#44; safe&#44; and effective treatment for dyspnoea secondary to bilateral laryngeal palsy&#44; maintaining acceptable voice quality&#46;</p>"
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                  \t\t\t\t">Case 4&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t\t\n
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                  \t\t\t\t">Case 5&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t\t\n
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                  \t\t\t\t">Thyroid goitre&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t\t\n
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