Engineered Vocal Fold Tissue May Treat Patients with Vocal Cord Damage

Replacing damaged vocal cord tissue with implanted new tissue engineered from vocal fold mucosa that is similar biologically and physiologically to that of native human tissue may one day offer a new surgical approach to restoring the voice in people with severe vocal cord damage

Source: ENT Today - January 20, 2016 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Mary Beth Nierengarten Tags: Laryngology Online Exclusives Practice Focus vocal cord damage Source Type: research