Posterior Cordectomy
Bilateral Abduction Paralysis following Thyroidectomy
1. View of the glottis during respiration. | 2. View during phonation. Due to a suspected slight mobility of the left cord, cordectomy is decided for the right cord. |
3. The outline of the area to be resected. | 4. The anterior limit of resection. |
5. The posterior and lateral limit of the resection. | 6. The lower limit of the resection. |
7. View after completion of the resection. The forceps points at the cricoid cartilage. | 8. Another view of the resected area. |
9. First postoperative day. |