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Use of a New Grafting Technique

Karl M. Morgenstein, MD

Arch Otolaryngol. 1975;101(3):157-159.

Abstract
Laryngeal fractures are best handled early by the meticulous apposition of mucous membrane and reconstitution of the laryngeal skeleton. Postoperative dilatations may deal successfully with any stenosis that occurs. However, the loss of critical supporting structures such as the cricoid ring or large amounts of mucosa may result in stenosis that requires the addition of structural elements from elsewhere in the body.

This is a five-year follow-up on such a patient in whom ultimate reconstruction was accomplished by the use of mucous membrane from the maxillary sinus as a lining for the reconstructed larynx while costal cartilage provided additional supportive structural material for the compromised cricoid and thyroid cartilages.

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Otolaryngology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Aug 12, 1974.

Read before the Tenth Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Inc., Palm Beach, Fla, April 22, 1974.

Reprint requests to 1131 N 35th Ave, Hollywood FL 33021 (Dr. Morgenstein).

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