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Deliberate removal of incisor teeth to allow access for laryngoscopy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

N. Saravanappa ,
V. M. M. Ward  and
M. L. Harries
N. Saravanappa
Affiliation:
Voice Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, The Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, U.K.
V. M. M. Ward
Affiliation:
Voice Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, The Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, U.K.
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Abstract

This paper describes a clinical situation where it was impossible to obtain a biopsy of a lesion at the anterior commissure in a patient with progressive hoarseness of voice using standard microlaryngoscopy techniques. Due to anatomical difficulties and a histological suggestion of laryngeal papillomatosis the incisor teeth were deliberately removed to allow an adequate view of the larynx and to facilitate further access.

Keywords

LaryngoscopyLaryngeal NeoplasmsPapillomaTooth Extraction
Type
Brief Report
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 115 , Issue 4 , April 2001 , pp. 302 - 303
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001

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