Voice Outcomes Following Multiple Surgeries for Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis
Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis (RRP) is a rare disease caused by the human papilloma virus that presents as warty, exophytic growths in the upper airway. RRP in the larynx can lead to severe airway obstruction and voice changes. It is clinically known that patients with RRP frequently experience dysphonia. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of multiple surgical treatments on RRP patients ’ voice outcomes, and to determine whether a higher number of repeated surgeries lead to decreased voice quality.
Source: Journal of Voice - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Lindsey A. Parker, Melda Kunduk, David Blouin, Lacey Adkins, Andrew J. McWhorter Source Type: research
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