Journal of Voice
Volume 24, Issue 6 , Pages 742-749 , November 2010

The Butterfly Procedure: A New Technique and Review of the Literature for Treating Anterior Laryngeal Webs

  • Farzad Izadi

      Affiliations

    • Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ear, Nose, Throat, Head and Neck Research Center, Hazrat Rasoul Akram Hospital, Tehran, Iran
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  • Mojtaba Maleki Delarestaghi

      Affiliations

    • Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ear, Nose, Throat, Head and Neck Research Center, Hazrat Rasoul Akram Hospital, Tehran, Iran
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Mojtaba Maleki Delarestaghi, Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ear, Nose, Throat, Head and Neck Research Center, Hazrat Rasoul Akram Hospital, Niayesh Street, Satarkhan Avenue, Tehran, Iran.
    • ,
  • Faramarz Memari

      Affiliations

    • Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ear, Nose, Throat, Head and Neck Research Center, Hazrat Rasoul Akram Hospital, Tehran, Iran
    • ,
  • Ramin Mohseni

      Affiliations

    • Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ear, Nose, Throat, Head and Neck Research Center, Hazrat Rasoul Akram Hospital, Tehran, Iran
    • ,
  • Behzad Pousti

      Affiliations

    • Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ear, Nose, Throat, Head and Neck Research Center, Hazrat Rasoul Akram Hospital, Tehran, Iran
    • ,
  • Parisa Mir

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran, Iran

,Accepted 10 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2009.03.005

Journal of Voice
Volume 24, Issue 6 , Pages 742-749 , November 2010

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