Quality of Voice and Prognostic Markers for the Recovery of Vocal Fold Paralysis After Thyroid Surgery.

CONCLUSIONS: For patients with a poor prognosis of a UVP, early intervention may be beneficial. Thus, predicting factors for a full recovery of vocal fold motion would be a valuable tool. In our cohort, about 60% of recoveries could have been predicted using the above-mentioned parameters. Good quality of voice was independently reached in 90% of the cases.
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Source: The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology - July 10, 2019 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Reiter R, Heyduck A, Hoffmann TK, Brosch S, Buchberger MA, Schorer K, Weber T, Pickhard A Tags: Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Source Type: research