Abstract
Arytenoid cartilage dislocation (ACD) is sometimes caused by tracheal intubation or laryngeal injury. A current treatment for ACD is rigid-laryngoscopic closed reduction under general anesthesia. However, hospitalization is usually required for this treatment. Abe (2007) reported fiberscopic baloon reduction under local anesthesia (FBR) for anterior ACD. FBR can be performed repeatedly on outpatients because it is simple and minimally invasive. Our original idea for FBR is using Tiemann catheters (with the curved tip). The insertion procedure into the glottis when FBR is indicated became much easier with the use of a Tiemann catheter, because we can control the position of the tip by turning the axis of the catheter. We report herein on 2 cases of anterior ACD treated with FBR using a Tiemann catheter.
