Exuberant Arytenoid Edema Following Gore-Tex Thyroplasty

Mopileola Tomi Adewumi; Eli Bress; Robert T Sataloff

doi:10.1177/01455613211073418

Exuberant Arytenoid Edema Following Gore-Tex Thyroplasty

Ear Nose Throat J. 2021 Dec 31:1455613211073418. doi: 10.1177/01455613211073418. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Mopileola Tomi Adewumi¹, Eli Bress², Robert T Sataloff³

Affiliations

¹ College of Medicine, 33264Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, OK, USA.
² Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 6556Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
³ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Academic Specialties, 12312Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences Research, Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Thomas Jefferson University.

PMID: 34969302
DOI: 10.1177/01455613211073418

Abstract

Arytenoid edema is not a well-described complication of thyroplasty. We report a case of exuberant arytenoid edema following thyroplasty in a 33-year-old female. The diagnosis was made post-operative day 1, the patient was immediately started on a 6-day course of methylprednisone with voice rest. The arytenoid edema completely resolved within 1 week.

Keywords: arytenoid edema; gore-tex; laryngology; steroid; strobovideolaryngoscopy; thyroplasty.