Dr. Nupur Kapoor's Blog

Thyoplasty: Know you voice

Imagine getting up one fine morning with no voice. A term referred to in medical circles as ?Aphonia?. That?s exactly what happened to Tanya (name changed) one week ago due to paralysis of one of her vocal folds. In her case the diagnosis of ?idiopathic vocal fold palsy? has been made, which is another way [...]

Management of Voice Disorders

Medication is warranted in laryngitis and laryngopharyngeal reflux.Voice therapy is the first line of management for vocal fold nodules, early polyps, ventricular phonation, bowed vocal fold and vocal fold...

Endoscopic Laser Surgery

The CO2 Laser is commonly used in the larynx. A laser works as a very precise haemostatic scalpel. The heat generated by the laser seals off blood and lymph vessels making it very useful while operating on cancers or vascular lesions of the larynx. In selected cancer of the voice box cases, endoscopic laser surgery provides the same results as external major surgery.

As the laser generates heat which is absorbed by the Superficial lamina Propria layer of the vocal fold, many laryngologists prefer performing cold steel microflap surgery especially for benign glottic lesions.

Laser Surgery For Glottic Cancer