作者
Celestino P Lombardi, Lucia D’Alatri, Maria R Marchese, Daria Maccora, Mauro Lo Monaco, Carmela De Crea, Marco Raffaelli
发表日期
2012/6
期刊
World journal of surgery
卷号
36
期号
6
页码范围
1354-1360
出版商
Springer‐Verlag
简介
Abstract
Background
Voice and swallowing symptoms following thyroidectomy in the absence of any demonstration of laryngeal nerves injury are usually considered a functional outcome of uncomplicated operations, mainly related to scar formation and emotional reaction. They could be related to unapparent laryngeal nerve or cricothyroid (CT) muscle injuries detectable only by laryngeal electromyography (LEMG). We correlated such symptoms with LEMG patterns.
Methods
A total of 33 consenting patients undergoing total thyroidectomy (TT) were enrolled. Video‐strobolaryngoscopy (VSL), acoustic voice analysis (AVA), and maximum phonation time (MPT) were performed preoperatively and 3 months postoperatively. Subjective evaluation of voice (Voice Impairment Score, or VIS) and swallowing (Swallowing Impairment Score, or SIS) were obtained preoperatively and 1 and 3 months postoperatively. At 1 …
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