The aim of this study is to compare the incidence of postoperative dysphagia/dysphonia between anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) with an anterior plate and cervical disc replacement (CDR). PubMed, EMBASE, Web of science, Ovid, Cochrane library and China Knowledge Resource Integrated Database (until March 1, 2016) were searched. RCTs that reported the number of patients who suffered...

Few studies analyzed the diffusion of vocal alterations especially in childhood. Aim of our study was to quantify the numbers of subjects, in paediatric age, in which dysphonia was diagnosed in our department of Phoniatrics, during a period of 5 years, (January 2002-December 2006), and also to evaluate the influence of some potential risk factors. In the considered period it emerged that the di...

BACKGROUND The prolonged use or abuse of voice may lead to vocal fatigue and vocal fold tissue damage. School teachers routinely use their voices intensively at work and are therefore at a higher risk of dysphonia. AIMS To determine the prevalence of voice disorders among primary school teachers in Lagos, Nigeria, and to explore associated risk factors. METHODS Teaching and non-teaching sta...

The objective of this study is to establish the prevalence of dysphonia and associated factors in public school female teachers working in Belo Horizonte. This cross-sectional study was conducted on a random sample of schools between May 2004 and July 2005. There were 2103 elementary education daytime teachers from 83 schools included in the study. Self-applied questionnaires were used for data...

foreign body aspiration is unusual in adults, except those who are debilitated or have neuropsychiatric disorders. it can be a life-threatening situation and it often requires a high index of suspicion, because the diagnosis can be obscure. prompt diagnosis and intervention through foreign body retrieval are critical to prevent significant morbidity and mortality. we present a case of denture a...

Introduction: Injury to cranial nerves IX, X, and XII is a known complication of laryngoscopy and intubation. Here we present a patient with concurrent hypoglossal and recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis after rhinoplasty. Case Report: The patient was a 27-year-old woman who was candidate for rhinoplastic surgery. The next morning after the operation, the patient complained of dysphonia and a s...

Abstract Background Glottal insufficiency results in glottal gap between the two vocal folds, which turn might cause dysphonia, dysphagia, and breathing problems. Vocal fold injection is considered a safe, reliable, highly effective method of treatment. The purpose present study was to assess voice outcomes complication rates patients with undergoing laryngoplasty (IL) under local versus genera...

A case is presented of a patient with dysphonia, hearing loss and ataxia due to vestibulocochlear and vagal nerve compression by choroid plexus papilloma in the cerebellopontine angle. Choroid plexus papillomas are rare tumors usually arising in the lateral and fourth ventricle, and rarely found in the cerebellopontine angle, making the neuroimaging characteristics usually not sufficient for di...

OBJECTIVES To identify causes of dysphonia in performers and compare causes and aspects of treatment of dysphonia in performers and nonperformers. STUDY DESIGN Case-control study. METHODS A chart review of all new patients presenting with a chief complaint of dysphonia over a 1-year period was performed. The prevalence of laryngeal disorders was reviewed and differences between performers a...