CORDECTOMY - A SOLUTION TO TEFLON GRANULOMA OF THE VOCAL FOLD

Teflon injection has been widely used for the treatment of unilateral vocal fold paralysis. Complications are few and infrequent. Overinject ion and Teflon granuloma are the two commonest problems encountered. T reating such complications and restoring vocal quality is widely regar ded as difficult. Endoscopic transmucosal excision of the excess Teflo n and/or granuloma has not been successful in improving phonatory qual ity. Cordectomy is proposed as an alternative surgical approach for ma naging both the convex vocal fold and Teflon granuloma after injection .