UNIT 4:  LARYNGOLOGY, VOICE AND SWALLOWING

MODULES:

• Laryngeal Anatomy 
• Physiology of Voice, Breathing, and Swallow 
• Videolaryngoscopy and Stroboscopy 
• Vocal Function Tests / Laryngological EMG 
• Pharyngitis
• Laryngitis 
• Laryngopharyngeal Reflux 
• Benign Laryngeal Lesions
• Vocal Nodules
• Contact Ulcer and Granuloma
• Laryngeal Polyps, Cysts, and Sulci
• Laryngoceles
• Laryngeal Paralysis and Paresis
• Presbyphonia
• Functional Voice Disorders
• Spasmodic Dysphonia 
• Vocal Tremor
• Subglottic and Glottic Stenosis
• Laryngeal Dystonias and Tremor
• Granulomatous Diseases of the Larynx
• Acute Airway Management
• Voice Therapy
• Dysphagia
• Zenker’s Diverticulum
• Aspiration

SURGICAL VIDEO TOPICS:

The following are links to short videos on surgical procedures. ​

ENDOSCOPIC APPROACHES

• Direct Laryngoscopy / Microlaryngoscopy (Non-Cancer)
• Principles of Phonosurgery
• Injection Laryngoplasty
• Laser Surgery
• Rigid and Flexible Esophagoscopy

EXTERNAL APPROACHES

• Framework Surgery (Thyroplasty 1-4 / Arytenoid Adduction)
• Cricotracheal Resection
• Arytenoidectomy / Arytenoidopexy
• Vocal Fold Reanimation
• Excision of Benign Laryngeal Lesions
• Zenker’s Diverticulectomy
• Cp Interventions: Myotomy, Botox Injections, Dilatation:video (3 min) and outline
• Surgical Techniques for Chronic Aspiration
• Tracheotomy: video (4 min) and outline
• Laryngotracheal Reconstruction (LTR): video (8:20 min) and outline

RESOURCES:
Laryngeal Ultrasound Teaching Module 
Julina Ongkasuwan, MD, FAAP, FACS, Baylor College of Medicine
Website | Video Link