Complications after type one thyroplasty: is day-case surgery feasible?

Abstract

The only complications in this series were in patients taking anticoagulation medication, undergoing revision surgery, or in whom the laryngeal tissue was atrophic or absent. Careful patient selection to exclude any of the above should reduce the risk of complications. The authors would therefore advocate type one thyroplasty for unilateral or bilateral vocal fold paralysis as a suitable procedure for day-case surgery within our department.