An endolaryngeal method of vertico-lateral transposition of the vocal cord for bilateral abductor paralysis.

An endolaryngeal method of vertico-lateral elevation and fixation of the vocal fold in the treatment of bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis is described. In 62 patients on whom this operative procedure was performed, a considerable improvement in respiration at the same time as almost unchanged phonation has been obtained in 61 cases. The results are illustrated by sonograms and respirometric examinations. Laryngograms demonstrate the function of the newly created glottis.