Postthyroplasty implant extrusion.
The case of a 57-year-old gentleman with a left-sided vocal cord palsy following a surgical procedure done elsewhere is being reported. His main problem was dysphonia, and speech therapy did not improve his voice much. A thyroplasty type 1 was done to improve his voice. A Silastic implant was inserted for medialization of vocal cords with a good postoperative result. The patient was followed up in the clinic and presented again 7 months after surgery with extrusion of the Silastic implant. Quite remarkably, his voice did not deteriorate even after the extrusion of the Silastic implant. This could be due to formation of fibrous tissue holding the cords in the medial position. The patient retained an excellent voice, and no further procedure was necessary.