cricohyoidoepiglottopexy


cricohyoidoepiglottopexy (CHEP),

(krī'kō-hī-oyd'ō-ep-i-glot'ō-pek-sē), An operation to repair and restore the function of the larynx after surgical ablation of cancer in which the epiglottis and hyoid bone are fixed to the cricoid cartilage.