ABSTRACT
Objective To carry out a Meta-analysis on the published data to evaluate voice after laser surgery versus radiotherapy of T1a glottic carcinoma.Methods The major medical-related databases were used in this study including PubMed, Web of Science,Embase, Cochrane library, CNKI and Wanfang Date.The articles by two co-authors at the same time were screened to read the relevant literatures, extraction of data and research related to the purpose from the selected literature.Results According the necessary conditions,fourteen literatures was included finally, and statistical analysis results showed that owing to the meta-analysis of the maximum time of speech (MPT) [test for overall effect:Z=2.65,MD=-2.26,95%CI(-3.94,-0.59),P=0.008] and the fundamental frequency (F0) [test for overall effect:Z=7.49,MD=14.41,95%CI(10.14,18.19),P<0.000 01], radia-tion therapy was superior to laser surgery,but the Meta-analysis of voice handicap index (VHI) [test for overalleffect:Z=1.04,MD=5.86,95%CI(-5.22,16.94),P=0.30], jitter[test for overall effect:Z=1.43,MD=0.75,95%CI(-0.28,1.79),P=0.15], shimmer[test for overall effect:Z=1.26,MD=1.07,95%CI(-0.60,2.75,P=0.21] and Airflow rate(AFR) [test for overall effect:Z=0.42,MD=21.46,95%CI(-78.79,121.72),P=0.67] don''t show statistically significant difference between the two groups.Conclusion The radiation therapy is slightly superior to the laser surgery in protecting voice in the treatment of T1a glottic carcinoma.