Prognosis of Patients with Benign Vocal Fold Lesions after Laryngeal Microsurgery
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
This study aimed to evaluate patients' subjective and objective outcomes after laryngeal microsurgery for benign vocal fold (VF) lesions, and to identify usefulness of surgical treatment. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
The authors reviewed the 102 patients medical records, retrospectively who received laryngeal microsurgery for benign VF lesions from January 2013 to August 2017. Subjective voice were measured using the Voice Handicap Index (VHI). Objective voice were recorded with Multi-Dimensional Voice Program (MDVP) just before surgery, and after at least 3 months of surgery.RESULTS:
Benign VF lesions were categorized as VF nodule (n=34, 33%), VF Polyp (n=47, 26%), Intracordal cyst (n=15, 15%), Reinke's edema (n=6, 6%), and VF Papilloma (n=2, 2%). Post-operative voice assessment at VHI scores showed statistically significant reductions in all of functional, physical and emotional parts (p < 0.001). MDVP were showed significant improvement of Jitter (P=0.001), Shimmer (p < 0.001) and Noise to Harmonic Ratio (NHR) (p=0.001).CONCLUSION:
Laryngeal microsurgery for benign vocal fold lesions is effective treatment with statistically significant improvement at subjective and objective vocal quality assessment.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Papilloma
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Polyps
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Prognosis
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Vocal Cords
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Voice
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Medical Records
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Retrospective Studies
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Edema
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Microsurgery
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Noise
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Society of Laryngology Phoniatrics and Logopedics
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article