Journal of the Korean Society of Laryngology, Phoniatrics and Logopedics (대한후두음성언어의학회지)
- Volume 4 Issue 1
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- Pages.12-18
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- 1991
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- 2508-268X(pISSN)
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- 2508-5603(eISSN)
A Clinical Study of Polypoid Vocal Fords
폴립양 성대의 임상적 연구
Abstract
A retrospective review of clinical records of 34 cases with polypoid vocal folds who underwent endolaryngeal microsurgery was carried out. The results were followings; 1) The incidence was high in elder age group(mean age : 53.7 years old). 2) Bilateral lesions were much more frequent than unilateral ones(67.6% vs. 32.4%). 3) Nine out of 34 patients had associated local pathologies and nine out of 34 patients had associated systemic pathologies. 4) Smoking appeared to be the most dominant predisposing factor(76.5%). 5) Maximal phonation time was decreased in 10 cases out of 14 cases(71.4%) and phonation quotient was increased in 9 cases out of 14 cases(64.3%). 6) All the cases were treated with sucking technique and the voice quality was improved in 32 cases(94.1%) The average duration for voice improvement was 2.8 months.
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