Management of Contralateral Reactive Vocal Fold Lesions, a Retrospective Study.

Objective: To evaluate the anatomical and voice results of conservative management of patients diagnosed with contralateral reactive lesions (CRL) in our voice unit.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted of all new adult patients with benign vocal fold lesions with or without CRL, treated in the voice unit at Universidad Católica Clinical Hospital between 2015 and 2019. Patients were divided into two groups, without CRL (group A) and with CRL (group B).

Bamboo Nodes as an Autoimmune Disease Laryngeal Manifestation. Case Series.

Introduction: Bamboo nodes are transverse creamy-yellow subepithelial nodes in the vocal folds (VF) midpoint, usually bilateral, resembling a bamboo stem. They appear almost exclusively in females, and are associated with underlying autoimmune diseases.

Case Summary: Six female patients, 45.

Voice Disorders in Children: Experience in the Voice Unit at Universidad Católica Clinical Hospital.

Introduction: Dysphonia in children is a common symptom, its prevalence varies between 6% and 23%. There is a broad differential diagnosis and the recommendation is to evaluate dysphonic children with an adequate laryngeal visualization method to achieve an accurate diagnosis and treatment.

Objective: To describe the experience in the diagnosis of dysphonia in children in the voice unit at Universidad Católica Clinical Hospital Santiago, Chile.

Spasmodic Dysphonia: Standardized Spanish Tool for Ambulatory Consult Diagnosis.

Introduction: Spasmodic dysphonia (SD) is a focal dystonia of the larynx where involuntary spasms of its intrinsic muscles are triggered by specific phonemes. The diagnosis is challenging and is performed by listening to the patient's voice, supported by nasolaryngoscopy. There is no diagnostic tool in Spanish for SD.

Algorithm for the diagnosis of patients with neurodevelopmental disorders and suspicion of a genetic syndrome.

The wide range of chromosome aberrations seen in neurodevelopmental disorders may not always be characterized by means of a chromosome analysis. The objective of this study was to determine the genetic etiology of these disorders in patients with congenital neurological conditions and clinical suspicion of a genetic disorder using a clinical and molecular testing algorithm. Among 111 studied children, 71 showed submicroscopic chromosome aberrations associated with microdeletion/microduplication syndromes: DiGeorge (22 cases), Prader-Willi (26 cases), Angelman (2 cases), WilliamsBeuren (17 cases), Smith-Magenis (1 case), Miller-Dieker (1 case), and syndrome (1 case).