When selected nonsurgical treatments fail and when a patient remains sufficiently symptomatic to warrant the surgical risks in the opinion of the patient, voice therapist, and laryngologist, meticulous microsurgery usually results in voice improvement. Many abnormalities, as detailed, in the article, do require surgery.
Keywords:
Bowed vocal folds,
Breathy voice,
Dysphonia,
Granuloma,
Hoarseness,
Laryngeal cancer,
Laryngeal carcinoma,
Laryngeal trauma,
Laryngeal web,
Laryngopharyngeal reflux,
Laryngoscopy,
Medialization,
Papilloma,
Rehabilitation,
Reinke’s edema,
Steroids,
Strobovideolaryngoscopy,
Sulcus vocalis,
Superior laryngeal nerve paralysis,
Surgery,
Vocal fold atrophy,
Vocal fold cyst,
Vocal fold hemorrhage,
Vocal fold lesions,
Vocal fold nodules,
Vocal fold polyp,
Vocal fold scarring,
Voice abuse,
Voice disorders,
Voice rest,
Voice therapy