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Medialization Thyroplasty Using the VoCoM Vocal Cord Medialization System

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The VoCoM implant system is a simple, efficient, and flexible method to achieve accurate vocal fold medialization. It is compatible with concomitant arytenoid adduction, although it may provide modest medialization of the vocal process. The implant material is biocompatible with nearly a decade of clinical use. The procedure is technically reversible, although it should be used in patients who are candidates for permanent implantation.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Tanya K. Meyer MD (Assistant Professor)

  2. Department of Otolaryngology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA

    Andrew Blitzer MD, DDS (Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology and Director)

  3. NY Center for Voice and Swallowing Disorders, New York, New York, USA

    Andrew Blitzer MD, DDS (Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology and Director)

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  1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York

    Lucian Sulica MD (Assistant Professor) (Assistant Professor)

  2. Department of Otolaryngology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York

    Andrew Blitzer MD, DDS (Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology and Director) (Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology and Director)

  3. NY Center for Voice and Swallowing Disorders, New York, New York

    Andrew Blitzer MD, DDS (Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology and Director) (Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology and Director)

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Meyer, T.K., Blitzer, A. (2006). Medialization Thyroplasty Using the VoCoM Vocal Cord Medialization System. In: Sulica, L., Blitzer, A. (eds) Vocal Fold Paralysis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-32504-2_17

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