Patient Demographics
150 consecutive microlaryngoscopy procedures (141 adult patients) involving SL were prospectively recorded. Patient characteristics are shown in Table 2. Pathologies were generally benign although 2 patients with endoscopically-managed slow-growing airway tumors were also included. No patients reported pre-existing dental or tongue symptoms at the preoperative stage. The median procedure time was 16 minutes (range 2-61min).