Abstract
■ Precision microsurgical removal of a vocal fold polyp is paramount.
- Great care should be taken to avoid a “cookiebite” defect into the substance or main component of the vocal fold after surgical removal of a vocal fold polyp.
- Most of the mucosa of the vocal fold polyp is usually not suitable for preservation due to its thin, atrophic nature.
- However, some residual surrounding mucosa of the vocal fold polyp can be preserved and redraped to allow optimal vocal fold healing after surgery.
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(2008). Vocal Fold Polyp. In: Operative Techniques in Laryngology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68107-6_15
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