One of the most accepted surgical techniques to improve the unilateral vocal cord paralysis is tiroplastia type I. The proper location of the prosthesis is essential to achieve optimal results. In the case of the prosthesis Montgomery, one of the most used, the location is decided solely based on the sex of the patient, which can occasionally lead to malpositions. In the next film presents a new surgical procedure and a measuring device designed to achieve a suitable location and individualized prosthesis Montgomery. It is a surgery with functional purpose, as intended to improve the patient's voice and swallowing. The purpose of these changes is to reduce the percentage of failures due to the occasional malpositions of the prosthesis. The new device for monitoring glottis before elaborating the thyroid cartilage window to complete the design and individually. The results have shown to be statistically superior to those obtained previously.
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