HYPOTHESIS An inexpensive and widely applicable technique to monitor recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) function during thyroid surgery can be safely implemented. DESIGN Consecutive sample. SETTING Single-surgeon academic practice. PATIENTS Three hundred sixty-three consecutive patients undergoing surgery for thyroid disease in the 18 months from November 1, 1999, to May 31, 2001. INTERVEN...

Anatomy of vagus nerve: The vagus nerve arises from three nuclei located in the medulla of brain. They are (DAT) 1. Nucleus ambiguous (Motor) 2. Nucleus dorsalis 3. Nucleus of tractus solitaries Nucleus ambiguus: Is the motor nucleus of the vagus nerve (upper part give fibres to 9 nerve and lower to 10 th ). The efferent fibers of the dorsal nucleus innervates the involuntary muscles of bronchi...

Laryngeal hemangiomas are relatively rare. Laryngeal hemangiomas occur in two main forms--infantile and adult laryngeal hemangiomas. While infantile hemangiomas are usually found to occur in the subglottis, adult hemangiomas occur commonly in the supraglottic regions of the larynx. Laryngeal hemangioma with cavernous features isolated to the free edge of the vocal fold is a very rare clinical f...

BACKGROUND Vocal fold hyperplastic lesions are premalignant lesions that can be treated effectively by removal of the lesions surgically. AIMS The aim of this study was to discuss the success of surgery in patients with vocal fold hyperplastic lesions in terms of preserving vibratory function by comparing the preoperative and postoperative videolaryngostroboscopy findings. STUDY DESIGN The ...

The objective of the present study was to determine the effect of voice training on the vocal rehabilitation of patients with vocal cords polyps following phonomicrosurgery. A total of 60 cases of vocal cord polyps treated by laser phonomicrosurgery were randomly divided into training and control groups with 30 cases in each group. The patients were treated with laser phonomicrosurgery, routine...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the reliability and limitations of confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) for diagnosing lesions of the vocal cords and differentiating malignant from non-malignant lesions. PATIENTS AND METHODS During microlaryngoscopy, the vocal cords were scanned by probe-based CLE (pCLE: a GastroFlex probe with the Cellvizio® laser system, Mauna Technologies, Par...

Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the pandemic of COVID-19 infection in March 2020, most cases presented with mild symptoms, and a significant number showed variable neurological pictures. Vocal cord paralysis no clear cause is termed as idiopathic vocal supposed to be caused by viral infection. This case series study; data were collected prospectively from pa...

OBJECTIVE To analyze factors associated with the prevalence of the medical diagnosis of vocal fold pathologies in teachers. METHODS A census-based epidemiological, cross-sectional study was conducted with 4,495 public primary and secondary school teachers in the city of Salvador, Northeastern Brazil, between March and April 2006. The dependent variable was the self-reported medical diagnosis ...

BACKGROUND Vocal fold polyps are benign nonneoplastic lesions thought to occur as a result of vocal abuse, misuse, or overuse. Similar to vocal fold nodules and cysts, these lesions result in significant disability, especially among those who require voice for their vocation. Current treatment includes conservative (i.e., nonsurgical) and surgical approaches. Most laryngologists agree that cons...