Thyroplasty type I without arytenoid adduction in patients with unilateral laryngeal nerve paralysis: the montgomery implant versus the Gore-Tex implant

Abstract

Although limitations exist in the interpretation of the reported data, our results suggest that in patients with unilateral laryngeal nerve paralysis managed with a thyroplasty type I technique without arytenoid adduction, the use of a Montgomery compared to a Gore-Tex implant does not influence the success of the procedure according to the patient's self evaluation or the morbidity but does lead to a significant improvement in the values of selected speech and voice parameters.