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T J Mulvaney

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PubMed1976

Endolaryngeal cryosurgery. An improved technique.

Crysurgery is a tissue-destroying technique that has been difficult to use in the larynx except for small or superficial lesions. An improved technique for creating precise but large endolaryngeal lesions was developed and studied in dogs. Six animals each had one true vocal cord destroyed with a large closed cryoprobe introduced through a tracheostoma. The larynges were removed at intervals from four to 63 days and were examined grossly and histologically. This technique was found to be a safe and simple method for treating selected laryngeal neoplasms without external laryngeal surgery.

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Upper airway obstruction associated with regional enteritis.

Two patients are presented with upper airway obstruction associated with regional enteritis (Crohn's disease). Two mechanisms for this obstruction are proposed. The first is involvement of the cricoarytenoid joint with the inflammatory process and the second is extensive edema of the upper airway due to submucosal involvement with the disease process. We were unable to find any previous reports of upper airway obstruction associated with regional enteritis. The data from these patients suggests that Crohn's disease should be included in the differential diagnosis of chronic persistent laryngeal edema.

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Myositis ossificans following radical neck dissection.

Myositis ossificans traumatica is an uncommon disorder in which there is posttraumatic bone formation in muscle and other soft tissues near bone. The lesion is exceedingly rare in the head and neck. A case is presented in which myositis ossificans of the platysma occurred following radical neck dissection. Because recurrence may follow excision of the abnormal bone, removal is recommended only if there are significant symptoms associated with the lesion. If surgery is indicated, it should be delayed for 6 to 12 months following the initial trauma to allow for maturation of the lesion.

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