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case_images: Fiberscopic examination of the larynx in case 1. (a) Pre-endoscopic partial arytenoidectomy (EPA). The bilateral vocal cords were fixed at the paramedian position. Suture pulling of the vocal cords could not be confirmed. (b) Post-EPA. The right arytenoid cartilage has been removed, and the posterior part of the glottis was widened.
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case_images: Moreover, the glottis was closed (Figure 1(a)). Three years after the surgery, the patient did not have problems in both vocalisation and swallowing (Figure 1(b)).
case_images: Procedures during endoscopic partial arytenoidectomy. (a) An anterior incision was made with a semiconductor laser in the right arytenoid. (b) The right arytenoid cartilage was visualised and removed partially. (c) The mucous membrane was preserved and fixed with fibrin glue; the glottis was widened.
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case_images: The mucous membrane was preserved and fixed with fibrin glue to cover the excised cartilage defect (Figure 2).
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case_images: Fiberscopic examination of the larynx in case 2. (a) Pre-endoscopic partial arytenoidectomy (EPA). The right vocal cord, which should have been pulled laterally, was loose and fixed at the paramedian position. (b) Post-EPA. The right arytenoid cartilage was removed, and the posterior part of the glottis was widened.
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case_images: The right vocal cords were fixed midway, with no traction (Figure 3(a)).