Association Between Laryngopharyngeal Reflux and Benign Lesions of the Vocal Folds

2020 ◽  
pp. 93-107
Author(s):  
Jerome R. Lechien ◽  
Camille Finck ◽  
Thomas L. Carroll
Keyword(s):  
Laryngopharyngeal Reflux ◽  
Vocal Folds ◽  
Benign Lesions

Laryngopharyngeal reflux and benign lesions of the vocal folds

2018 ◽  
Vol 276 (1) ◽  
pp. 277-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerome R. Lechien ◽  
Abdul Latif Hamdan ◽  
Sven Saussez
Keyword(s):  
Laryngopharyngeal Reflux ◽  
Vocal Folds ◽  
Benign Lesions

Noninvasive Assessment of Benign Lesions of Vocal Folds by Means of Ultrasonography

2007 ◽  
Vol 116 (11) ◽  
pp. 827-831 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akif Sirikci ◽  
Erkan Karatas ◽  
Cengiz Durucu ◽  
Tekin Baglam ◽  
Yildirim Bayazit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vocal Folds ◽  
Benign Lesions ◽  
Noninvasive Assessment

Effects of Voice Therapy as Objectively Evaluated by Digitized Laryngeal Stroboscopic Imaging

2002 ◽  
Vol 111 (10) ◽  
pp. 902-908 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renée Speyer ◽  
Pieter A. Kempen ◽  
George Wieneke ◽  
Willem Kersing ◽  
Elham Ghazi Hosseini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vocal Fold ◽  
Vocal Folds ◽  
Lesion Size ◽  
Voice Therapy ◽  
Benign Lesions ◽  
Objective Measurements ◽  
Significant Parameter ◽  
Surface Areas ◽  
Vocal Fold Vibration ◽  
Maximal Opening

Objective measurements derived from digitized laryngeal stroboscopic images were used to demonstrate changes in vocal fold vibration and in the size of benign lesions after 3 months of voice therapy. Forty chronically dysphonic patients were studied. By means of a rigid stroboscope, pretreatment and posttreatment recordings were made of the vocal folds at rest and under stroboscopic light during phonation. From each recording, images of the positions at rest and during vibration at maximal opening and at maximal closure were digitized. The surface areas of any lesions and of the glottal gap were independently measured in the digitized images by 2 experienced laryngologists. Referential distances were determined in order to compensate for discrepancies in magnification in the various recordings. After 3 months of voice therapy, significant improvement in lesion size and degree of maximal closure during vibration could be demonstrated in about 50% of the patients. The degree of maximal opening did not prove to be a significant parameter.

scholarly journals SPECIFICS AND DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE IN REFLUX-RELATED DYSPHONIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 814-817
Author(s):  
Klaudia Sowa ◽  
Anna Łobaczuk-Sitnik ◽  
Bartosz Piszczatowski ◽  
Emilia Duchnowska ◽  
Bożena Kosztyła-Hojna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Reflux Disease ◽  
Laryngopharyngeal Reflux ◽  
Morphological Changes ◽  
Voice Disorders ◽  
Vocal Folds ◽  
Congenital Defects ◽  
Upper Respiratory Tract ◽  
Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Disease ◽  
Pharynx Cancer

Voice is a work tool for many professional groups. Currently, cases of dysphonia of multiple origin consist a growing issue. Voice disorders may result from disturbed voice production process, congenital defects, post-traumatic conditions, chronic diseases or hormonal disorders. Chronic diseases causing voice disorders include laryngopharyngeal reflux disease and esophageal reflux disease. The chronic character of reflux causes the formation of numerous morphological changes of the larynx, including: hyperemia of the mucosa limited to arytenoid and intraarytenoid area, edema of the vocal folds, edema of the larynx mucosa. These changes contribute to voice disorders. Among the pathological changes of voice organ etiologically associated with reflux, the following disease units may be distinguished: reflux laryngitis, subglottic edema, contact ulceration, larynx granuloma, larynx and pharynx cancer. Many of disorders in the upper respiratory tract are etiologically related to reflux, e.g. dysphonia, grunting, coughing and dyspnoea.

Objective measurement of mucosal wave parameters in diagnosing benign lesions of the vocal folds

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulina Krasnodębska ◽  
Agata Szkiełkowska ◽  
Beata Miaśkiewicz ◽  
Elżbieta Włodarczyk ◽  
Anna Domeracka-Kołodziej ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vocal Folds ◽  
Objective Measurement ◽  
Benign Lesions ◽  
Wave Parameters

Indirect Microsurgery of the Vocal Folds - Videostroboscopy vs. Microstroboscopy

1993 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoran Milutinović
Keyword(s):  
Laser Surgery ◽  
Vocal Fold ◽  
Vocal Folds ◽  
Surgical Approaches ◽  
Surgical Trauma ◽  
Benign Lesions ◽  
Functional Control ◽  
Microlaryngeal Surgery ◽  
Surgical Manipulation ◽  
Vocal Fold Surgery

In spite of the great significance of direct microlaryngeal surgery (DML), the inadequacies of this technique are evident. In order to avoid surgical trauma and introduce functional control during surgery, indirect microstroboscopic (IMS) and indirect videostroboscopic surgery (IVS) of the vocal folds are advocated. Both of these meet most criteria for surgical work in this field. The aim of this work was to make a comparative study of these techniques. The study is based on 603 operations conducted for benign lesions of the vocal folds. We are of the opinion that indirect vocal fold surgery for small benign lesions has significant advantages when compared with the conventional microlaryngoscopy, including laser surgery, which was proven elsewhere. When comparing these two indirect surgical approaches, the principal advantages of IVS surgery over the IMS method are easier surgical manipulation and better view. With respect to other areas of comparison, these techniques are quite similar. As complementary methods to conventional microlaryngoscopy, we believe that both IVS and IMS surgery should be used in practice.

Benign Lesions of the Vocal Folds: Histopathology and Phonotrauma

1995 ◽  
Vol 104 (9) ◽  
pp. 698-703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederik G. Dikkers ◽  
Peter G. J. Nikkels
Keyword(s):  
Vocal Fold ◽  
Vocal Folds ◽  
Histopathologic Examination ◽  
Benign Lesions ◽  
Ultrastructural Examination ◽  
Abnormal Increase ◽  
Reinke Edema ◽  
Histopathologic Findings ◽  
Single Blind ◽  
Vocal Fold Nodules

Benign lesions of the vocal folds have various appearances. Histopathologic examination might provide the true diagnosis. Therefore, histologic slides of 74 patients (92 vocal folds) with clinically well-defined diagnoses were single-blind examined by a pathologist. Single histologic features did not differentiate between different clinical entities, but combinations make some diagnoses more likely than others. Ultrastructural examination of submucosal vessels in the three most common clinical entities (polyps, Reinke edema, and vocal fold nodules) showed an entity-unique pattern of abnormal increase of layers of basement membrane—like material. A potential pathogenetic model of benign lesions of the vocal folds is presented, employing a combination of histopathologic findings and their possible relations with various forms of trauma inducing and maintaining these lesions.

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