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Special Surgical Procedures II LESSON 1: Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat (EENT) Surgery Section IV: THROAT, TONGUE, AND NECK SURGERY
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1-43. SUPRAGLOTTIC LARYNGECTOMY
This procedure is the excision of the laryngeal structures above the true vocal cords. It is indicated in cancer of the epiglottis and false vocal cords. It is designed to remove the cancer, yet preserve the phonatory, respiratory, and sphincteric functions of the larynx. A neck dissection is always performed.
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