1;Foreword;62;Preface;73;Contents;94;Physiology of Voice Production;154.1;Core MessagesDuring phonation the respiratory cycle changes.The vocal fold is composed of the thyroarytenoid muscle,;154.2;1.1 Breath Stream;154.3;1.2 Laryngeal Vibrator;164.4;1.3 Vocal Fold Vibration;174.5;1.4 Pitch Control;184.6;1.5 Intensity Control;194.7;1.6 Vowel Production in the Vocal Tract;204.8;1.7 Nervous System Control;214.8.1;1.7.1 Sensory Innervation of the Larynx;214.8.2;1.7.2 Nerve Centers;224.8.3;1.7.3 Reflex Control;224.8.4;1.7.4 Audiophonatory Control;225;Assessment of Voice and Respiratory Function;245.1;Core MessagesVoice is multidimensional. Audio recording is the most important basic requisite for voice quality assessment;245.2;2.1 Introduction;245.3;2.2 Prerequisite: Recording a Voice Sample;255.3.1;2.2.1 Perception;255.3.2;2.2.2 Vocal Fold Imaging;265.3.2.1;2.2.2.1 Videolaryngostroboscopy;265.3.2.2;2.2.2.2 Digital High-Speed Pictures;265.3.2.3;2.2.2.3 High-Speed Single-Line Scanning (Video-Kymography);275.3.3;2.2.3 Aerodynamics;285.3.3.1;2.2.3.1 Phonation Airflow;285.3.3.2;2.2.3.2 Subglottal Air Pressure;285.3.3.3;2.2.3.3 Efficiency of Phonation;295.3.3.4;2.2.3.4 Flow Versus Volume Loops;295.3.4;2.2.4 Acoustics;295.3.4.1;2.2.4.1 Visible Speech;295.3.4.2;2.2.4.2 Acoustical Parameters;315.3.4.3;2.2.4.3 Phonetography/Voice Range Profile;325.3.5;2.2.5 Self-Evaluation by Patient;335.3.6;2.2.6 Adjuvant Techniques;345.3.6.1;2.2.6.1 Electroglottography;345.3.6.2;2.2.6.2 Electromyography;345.3.7;2.2.7 Specific Techniques for Substitution Voices and Spasmodic Dysphonia;355.3.8;2.2.8 Basic Protocol for Functional Assessment of Voice Pathology Recommended by the European Laryngological Society, Especial;355.3.8.1;2.2.8.1 Example of a report using the proposed basic protocol;365.3.8.1.1;Explanation;376;Fundamentals of Laryngeal Surgery: Approaches, Instrumentation, and Basic Microlaryngoscopic Techniques;406.1;Core MessagesMost laryngeal lesions are located in the mucosa or submucosal space, making them easily accessible to endos;406.2;3.1 Historical Background;406.3;3.2 Endolaryngeal Versus Extralaryngeal Approach to the Larynx;416.4;3.3 Surgical Endoscopy;426.5;3.4 Fundamentals of Endolaryngeal Surgery and Equipment;426.6;3.5 Laser Systems Used for Endoscopic Surgery of Benign Laryngeal and Tracheal Lesions;446.7;3.6 Alternatives to Surgical Laser Use;466.7.1;3.6.1 Tissue Cutting;466.7.2;3.6.2 Coagulation;476.7.3;3.6.3 Vaporization;486.7.4;3.6.4 Photodynamic Therapy;486.8;3.7 Anesthesia, Perioperative Care, Adjunctive Medical Therapy;486.9;3.8 Office-Based Laryngeal Procedures;496.10;3.9 Complications of Endoscopic Laser Surgery;496.10.1;3.9.1 Tips and Pearls to Avoid Complications;507;Endolaryngeal Phonosurgery;517.1;Core MessagesPhonosurgery is any surgery designed primarily for the improvement or restoration of voice. Phonosurgery is th;517.2;4.1 Vocal Fold Surgery: General Survey;527.3;4.2 Tips and pearls;548;Microphonosurgery Using Cold Instruments;568.1;Core MessagesIn microlaryngoscopy the surgeon and the anaesthesiologist share the same area, therefore a good collaborati;568.2;4a.1 Tips and Pearls;609;Laser-Assisted Microphonosurgery;629.1;Core MessagesCarbon dioxide (CO2) laser should be regarded as complementing the existing instrumentation. It is not mea;629.2;4b.1 Tip and Pearls;6610;Laryngeal Framework Surgery;6810.1;Core Messages;6810.2;5.1 Introduction;6810.3;5.2 Indications and Preoperative Workup;6910.4;5.3 Surgical Techniques;6910.4.1;5.3.1 General Factors;6910.5;5.4 Approximation Laryngoplasty;7010.5.1;5.4.1 Medialization TPL;7010.5.2;5.4.2 Arytenoid Adduction;7410.6;5.5 Expansion LPL;7610.6.1;5.5.1 Lateralization Thyroplasty;7610.6.2;5.5.2 Vocal Fold Abduction;7710.7;5.6 Relaxation LPL;7710.7.1;5.6.1 Shortening TPL;8010.8;5.7 Tensioning LPL;8010.8.1;5.7.1 Cricothyroid Approximation;8010.8.2;5.7.2 Elongation TPL;8110.9;5.8 Combination LPL;