Dulguerov P Schweizer V Caumel I Esteve F 1999 Medialization laryngoplasty was performed in 25 patients between 1993 and 1997. The underlying pathology resulting in glottal incompetence was vocal cord paralysis in 22 patients and vocal cord bowing in 3 patients. Two types of implants were used: self-carved Proplast in 19 patients and prefabricated hydroxyapatite prostheses in 6 patients. Preoperative and postoperative results were compared in terms of dysphagia, vocal quality as graded by three experienced voice specialists, and computer measurements of the glottal gap. All patients showed improvement both subjectively and on the objective measurements used. Swallowing returned to normal in all patients who had isolated recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis. The voice improved in all patients but was rarely judged as entirely normal. application/pdf https://sonar.ch/global/documents/152503 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/S0194-5998(99)70420-1 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/9949366 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. - 1999 Adult Aged Deglutition Disorders Female Humans Larynx Male Middle Aged Postoperative Care Postoperative Complications Preoperative Care Recurrence Retrospective Studies Vocal Cord Paralysis Voice Quality Medialization laryngoplasty. http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501