American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 5 , Pages 319-322 , September 2006

Safety and cost-effectiveness of intra-office flexible videolaryngoscopy with transoral vocal fold injection in dysphagic patients

  • Pedro A. Andrade Filho, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Eye and Ear Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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  • Ricardo L. Carrau, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Eye and Ear Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Otolaryngology, Eye and Ear Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Suite 500 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. Tel.: +1 412 647 8186; fax: +1 412 647 2080.
    • ,
  • Robert A. Buckmire, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

Received 12 August 2005

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PII: S0196-0709(06)00011-1

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.01.009

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 5 , Pages 319-322 , September 2006

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