Videostroboscopic assessment of unilateral vocal fold paralysis after augmentation with autologous fascia

Autor: Sari Lehikoinen-Söderlund, Eija-Riitta Lauri, Petri Reijonen, Heikki Rihkanen
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology. 261:177-183
ISSN: 1434-4726
0937-4477
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-003-0642-7
Popis: Vocal fold augmentation by injection laryngoplasty is a simple and fast procedure. The aim of this prospective study was to assess the glottal closure and the travelling mucosal wave by videostroboscopic images after autologous fascia augmentation in unilateral vocal fold paralysis (UVFP) with a special reference to objective analysis of voice. A total of 14 UVFP patients with poor voice and open glottal gap were assessed by videostroboscopy, blinded perceptual evaluation of running speech and acoustical analysis of sustained vowel. Data were collected before the procedure and at a supplementary evaluation 5–32 months (mean: 13 months) after injection of autologous fascia deep into the paralysed vocal fold. Mean age was 59 years; there were eight women and six men. Frame-by-frame video analysis revealed that before the operation 10 out of 12 had large glottal gaps without any contact between vocal folds on phonation. After the procedure seven gaps were completely closed, four partly, and two had no mucosal contact in stroboscopic examination. Maximum gap between vocal folds decreased from 7.21 units to 1.65 units (paired t-test P
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