Kymographic characterization of vibration in human vocal folds with nodules and polyps

Kymographic characterization of vibration in human vocal folds with nodules and polyps.

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Digital kymography (DKG) can provide objective quantitative data about vocal fold vibration, which may help distinguish normal from pathological vocal folds as well as nodules from polyps. STUDY DESIGN Case-control study. METHODS There were 87 subjects who were separated into three groups: control, nodules, and unilateral polyps, and examined using a high-speed camera ...

Rheumatoid nodules of the vocal folds.

The VHI Analysis of vocal polyps and vocal nodules

Objective: Explore the practical clinical significance and correlation of voice handicap index (VHI) for vocal polyps and vocal nodules, and further validate practicality of VHI. Methods: VHI of vocal cord polyp group (n = 35), vocal nodule group (n = 29), and control group (n = 22) was surveyed respectively. The VHI investigation included three categories of function (F), physiology (P) and em...

Clinical diagnosis and histological analysis of vocal nodules and polyps.

UNLABELLED Recent studies emphasize the importance of the clinical-histology correlation in laryngeal pathologies. OBJECTIVE To compare the ENT diagnosis with the pathology diagnosis one of 132 surgical specimens, from 119 patients with vocal nodules and polyps. METHOD Retrospective study. We investigated the paraffin blocks corresponding to the lesions of the operated patients. We made new...

Phonosurgery of vocal fold polyps, cysts and nodules is beneficial.

INTRODUCTION This study reports our experience with microscopic phonosurgery (PS) of benign lesions of the vocal folds. MATERIAL AND METHODS During the five-year period from 2003 to 2007, a total of 97 patients had PS for vocal fold polyps (n = 63), vocal fold cysts (n = 17), vocal fold nodules (n = 12) or vocal fold oedema (n = 5). Their average age was 41 years; 62% were women and 69% were ...