Prospective voice assessment after uncomplicated thyroidectomy: A comprehensive analysis of a single centre experience.

Objectives: Voice change after uncomplicated thyroidectomy has been an important issue in the field of thyroid surgery. The aim of this study was to promote understanding of voice change after uncomplicated thyroidectomy by analysing the results for a large number of patients from a single institute.

Design: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 2879 consecutive patients who underwent thyroidectomy and voice evaluation between January 2014 and December 2019 in a single institute.

Voice change after thyroidectomy without vocal cord paralysis: Analysis of 2,297 thyroidectomy patients.

Background: Some patients experience long-term voice change after thyroidectomy. One of the most common symptoms of voice change is pitch lowering, which is closely related to unfavorable voice quality. Here we observed voice outcomes for 6 months of follow-up after thyroidectomy to identify factors closely related to low-pitched voice.

How Can We Predict the Recovery from Pitch Lowering After Thyroidectomy?

Background: Some of patients are suffered from pitch lowering of voice after thyroidectomy. We sought to identify factors predictive of a recovery from lowered pitch voice after thyroid surgery.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 133 patients who underwent total thyroidectomy to treat papillary carcinoma between January 2012 and February 2013.

Development and Validation of the Thyroidectomy-Related Voice and Symptom Questionnaire (TVSQ).

Objectives: Common symptoms after thyroidectomy include voice change and throat and neck discomfort. But no common questionnaire has been developed. This study was performed to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Thyroidectomy-related Voice and Symptom Questionnaire (TVSQ).

Effects of Voice Therapy Using the Lip Trill Technique in Patients With Glottal Gap.

Objectives: Lip trills are widely used as a voice warm-up technique among singers. However, little is known about the effects of lip trills in cases of voice disorders. We examined the therapeutic effects of lip trills in patients with glottal gap.

Long-Lasting Voice-Related Symptoms in Patients Without Vocal Cord Palsy After Thyroidectomy.

Background: Some patients complain of long-lasting voice symptoms after thyroid surgery without objective vocal fold pathology. We assessed the factors that may influence voice symptoms more than 12 months after thyroidectomy.

Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of 68 patients from July 2010 to May 2012.

Effects of changes in nasal volume on voice in patients after endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery.

Objective: To investigate a potential correlation between changes in voice and changes in nasal volume.

Methods: The endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach (EETSA) was performed on 120 patients between February 2009 and August 2016 by using the bilateral modified nasoseptal rescue flaps method. All the patients were subjected to pre- and postoperative paranasal computed tomography (CT) and voice evaluations by using acoustic analyses, a nasometer to measure the nasalance, and determination of the voice handicap index (VHI).

Multivariate Analysis of Risk Factors in the Development of a Lower-Pitched Voice After Thyroidectomy.

Objectives: Thyroid surgeons frequently encounter outpatients with mobile vocal cords complaining of lower-pitched voices following thyroidectomy. This study investigated the clinical and pathological parameters affecting voice pitch following thyroid surgery.

Methods: We analyzed the data of 393 patients with mobile vocal cords and who also underwent thyroid surgery.

The usefulness of the transcricothyroid injection laryngoplasty via contralateral paramedian approach.

Objective: Several laryngeal injection techniques are technically difficult and have limitations. In this study, we modified a transcricothyroid approach for injections to enhance needle visualization during procedures. The objective of this study was to investigate the efficacy of this alternative injection technique.

The Long-Term Prognosis of Voice Pitch Change in Female Patients After Thyroid Surgery.

Background: Relatively large numbers of patients complain of lower-pitched voices after thyroidectomy. However, little is known about the risk factors for, prognosis of, or progression over time of, such changes, in female patients.

Methods: We analyzed the data of 217 patients who underwent thyroid surgery and postoperative (2 weeks, and 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery) voice work-ups.

Hypernasality after using the endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach for skull base tumors.

Objectives/hypothesis: The increasing number of endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approaches (EETSA) has resulted in several sinonasal complications, including voice changes. Here, we compared preoperative and postoperative voice changes according to age.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records.

Female sex, central lymph node metastasis and dissection are causes of globus symptom after thyroidectomy.

Globus symptoms are not uncommon after an uncomplicated thyroidectomy. However, their associated factors and etiology have not been investigated. We investigated the etiology and factors related to globus symptoms after thyroidectomy.

The therapeutic decision making of the unilateral vocal cord palsy after thyroidectomy using thyroidectomy-related voice questionnaire (TVQ).

The objective of this study was to investigate the efficacy of early management of post-thyroidectomy unilateral vocal cord palsy (UVCP) and the clinical utility of the thyroidectomy-related voice questionnaire (TVQ) when planning UVCP treatment. The study group comprised 48 consecutive patients diagnosed with UVCP after thyroidectomy. Laryngoscopic examination and voice analysis were conducted, and the TVQ was administered pre-thyroidectomy and at 2 weeks and 1, 3, 6, and 12 months post-thyroidectomy.

How can we screen voice problems effectively in patients undergoing thyroid surgery?

Background: Voice problems following thyroid surgery are well known, and perioperative voice analysis in patients undergoing thyroidectomy no longer seems optional. However, multiple means of assessing vocal function are time-consuming, require specific instruments and specialists, and increase costs. Therefore, we designed this study to develop an efficient and cost-effective screening tool for detecting voice disorders following thyroidectomy.

Therapeutic approach to patients with a lower-pitched voice after thyroidectomy.

Background: A lower-pitched voice is one of the most common voice alterations after thyroidectomy without laryngeal nerve injury. The aim of this study was to evaluate the acoustic and stroboscopic changes and the treatment outcomes in patients with a lower-pitched voice with the goal of eventually establishing a therapeutic guideline.

Methods: Patients with a lower-pitched voice were selected according to the results of acoustic analysis among thyroidectomized patients.

Early postoperative vocal function evaluation after thyroidectomy using thyroidectomy related voice questionnaire.

Background: The objectives of this study were to evaluate a screening method for detecting postoperative vocal cord palsy and lower-pitched voice and to identify how a pre-thyroidectomy laryngeal disorder affects post-thyroidectomy voice change by using our subjective voice questionnaire.

Methods: We examined 300 consecutive patients scheduled to undergo thyroidectomies between November 2010 and August 2011. Laryngoscopic examination, thyroidectomy-related voice questionnaire (TVQ) administration, and acoustic and perceptual analyses were performed preoperatively and 2 weeks after thyroidectomy.

The importance of preoperative laryngeal examination before thyroidectomy and the usefulness of a voice questionnaire in screening.

Background: The objectives of this study were to emphasize the importance of preoperative laryngeal examination before thyroidectomy by investigating the incidence of coincident abnormal laryngeal conditions that impair the quality of voice, and evaluate the usefulness of the "thyroidectomy-related voice questionnaire" as a screening tool.

Methods: Five hundred consecutive patients scheduled to undergo thyroidectomy underwent preoperative laryngeal examination and voice analysis and completed the questionnaire. According to the laryngeal examination results, patients were classified into normal and abnormal groups.

Combination of voice therapy and antireflux therapy rapidly recovers voice-related symptoms in laryngopharyngeal reflux patients.

Objective: Patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux frequently experience voice-related symptoms. This study was designed to investigate the effectiveness of combined voice and medical therapy in comparison with medical therapy alone in the improvement of voice-related symptoms and parameters in patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux.

Study Design: Concurrent nonrandomized comparative trial.

Analysis of factors influencing voice quality and therapeutic approaches in vocal polyp patients.

The task of the present study was to investigate the relationship between parameters and factors predictive of voice quality and to suggest treatment guidelines for patients suffering from vocal polyps. In total, 158 patients diagnosed with vocal polyps and who received voice therapy were enrolled. Clinicomorphological factors such as size, location, color, and type of the polyp were evaluated.