Awake Trancervical Injection Laryngoplasty - Thyrohyoid Membrane Approach

The procedure shown in this video is an awake transcervical injection laryngoplasty via a thyrohyoid membrane approach. Editor Recruited By: Michael M. Johns III, MD DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17797/elckgrc4zg

Pediatric Ansa to Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Reinnervation

The procedure shown in this video is a pediatric ansa to recurrent laryngeal nerve reinnervation. It is performed with a concurrent laryngeal electromyography and injection laryngoplasty. Editor Recruited By: Sanjay Parikh, MD, FACS DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17797/7jjbn56ca3

Posterior Cricoid Split and Costal Cartilage Grafting for Bilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis

Contributors: Noemie Rouillard-Bazinet and Julina Ongkasuwan Bilateral vocal fold paralysis causes airway obstruction and, in some patients, tracheostomy dependence. Posterior cricoid split with costal cartilage grafting can open the posterior glottis and improving the airway. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17797/hyp0b3mzd5 Editor Recruited By: Michael M. Johns III, MD

Type 1 Thyroplasty - Silastic

Type 1 thyroplasty is used to close glottic gaps due to an immobile or atrophied vocal fold. It is performed via an external approach with local anesthetic and the patient under monitored anesthesia care. Vocalization during implant carving and placement allows for "tuning" of the implant. Type 1 thyroplasty can be combined with arytenoid adduction if needed to close the posterior glottis.

IPAS 2022: Pediatric Vocal Cord Immobility: Unilateral & Bilateral Vocal Cords

11 AM EST / 9:30 PM IST

Moderator: Nikhila Raol

Panelists: Julina Ongkasuwan, Alessandro de Alarcon, Anne Hseu, Scott Rickert, Pamela Mudd

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Adult Open Airway Surgery

Bilateral Vocal Cord Immobility

Pediatric Vocal Cord Immobility

Drs. Julina Ongkasuwan, Pamela Mudd, Nikhila Raol, and Scott Rickertt recap how to assess vocal cord immobility and how to properly manage the situation when found.

Pediatric Voice: Frontiers and Challenges

Drs. Julina Ongkasuwan, Alessandro DeAlarcon, Anne Hseu, and Scott Rickert assess challenges to vocal surgery and highlight pearls to help upcoming surgeons. They also cover the management of post-reconstruction disorders, cysts, and more.

Battle of the Medialization Techniques: Michael “Type 1 Thyroplasty” Johns vs. Julina “Reinnervation” Ongkasuwan

In the next installation of CSurgeries’ series on laryngology, join this interactive webinar with Dr. Julina Ongkasuwan, associate professor of adult and pediatric laryngology at Baylor College of Medicine, and Dr. Michael Johns, Director, USC Voice Center and Professor, Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery – University of Southern California, for a discussion of permanent medialization techniques. Type 1 thyroplasty vs Reinnervation.

Which one will you choose and when?

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Awake Vocal Fold Injections

In the first installation of CSurgeries’ series on laryngology, join this interactive webinar with Dr. Julina Ongkasuwan, associate professor of adult and pediatric laryngology at Baylor College of Medicine, and Dr. Vyvy Young, associate professor and the associate residency program director of otolaryngology-head and neck Surgery at the University of California – San Francisco, as they walk us through a videos on an awake vocal fold injection procedure. Drs Ongkasuwan and Young will share this video and will provide detailed commentary on their approach.

Meet our Course Directors!

The International Airway Symposium is coming up on February 4th & 5th. For more information view the itinerary or register here!

Dr. Guri Sandhu

Chief of Service and Professor of Laryngology

Imperial College London

Prof Sandhu founded the National Centre for Airway Reconstruction in the UK. This is one of the largest adult airway services in Europe. He has extensively researched the numerous causes and treatments for laryngotracheal stenosis and manages these patients with a multidisciplinary approach. He has co-produced three textbooks of Laryngology with one on the subject of laryngotracheal stenosis. He is currently the President of the British Laryngological Association.

Dr. Julina Ongkasuwan

Director of the Pediatric Voice Clinic

Texas Children’s Hospital

Dr. Ongkasuwan is the Director of the Pediatric Voice Clinic at Texas Children’s Hospital. She is dual fellowship trained in both Pediatric Otolaryngology and Laryngology. When she joined the faculty in 2011, she founded the Texas Children’s Hospital Aerodigestive Program and the Swallow Disorders Clinic. Dr. Ongkasuwan’s clinical and research focus is voice, airway, and swallowing disorders in both adults and children with particular interest in the management of vocal fold movement impairment.

Dr. Chadwan Al Yaghchi

Consultant Laryngologist & ENT Surgeon

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Mr Chadwan Al Yaghchi is a consultant laryngologist at the National Centre for Airway Reconstruction with a specialist interest in airway stenosis, transgender voice and dysphagia. In addition to his adult service, he is an honorary consultant at The Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust where he manages children with complex airway, respiratory and swallowing conditions. He holds a PhD in Molecular Oncology from Queen Mary’s University of London.