Prevention of laryngeal webs through endoscopic keel placement for bilateral vocal cord lesions / 医学前沿
Frontiers of Medicine
;
(4): 301-306, 2018.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-772753
ABSTRACT
Transoral microresection for treatment of vocal cord lesions involving the anterior commissure may result in anterior glottic webs. In this study, we retrospectively reviewed 54 patients who underwent microsurgery for bilateral lesions involving the anterior commissure and categorized them into two groups. The keel placement and control groups received endoscopic keel placement and mitomycin C, respectively. During the follow-up of at least 1 year, the laryngeal web formation rate significantly decreased in the keel placement group compared with that in the control group (18.6% versus 54.5%, P < 0.05). Furthermore, the voice handicap index-10 scores for patients without web formation decreased in both the keel placement and control groups (P < 0.0001 and P < 0.001, respectively). A pseudomembrane covering the vocal cords was detected in 16.3% (7 of 43) cases after keel removal. A total of 100% (7 of 7) of these cases and 2.8% (1 of 36) of the other cases formed laryngeal webs (P < 0.0001). Endoscopic keel placement could be an effective method for preventing anterior glottic webs after surgery for bilateral vocal cord diseases involving the anterior commissure. The pseudomembrane observed at the time of keel removal may imply a high risk of web formation.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Silicone Elastomers
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General Surgery
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Congenital Abnormalities
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Laryngostenosis
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Retrospective Studies
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Diagnosis
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Laryngoscopy
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Larynx
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Frontiers of Medicine
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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