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Sulcus Vocalis and Benign Vocal Cord Lesions: Is There Any Relationship?
Background: Sulcus vocalis (SV) is a longitudinal groove in the free edge of the true vocal cord. It may impair phonation with incomplete glottic closure, phonasthenia and hoarseness. This study aims to detect a correlation between benign vocal cord lesions and the incidence of the SV. Methods: A re...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10177882/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37174173 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20095654 |
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description | Background: Sulcus vocalis (SV) is a longitudinal groove in the free edge of the true vocal cord. It may impair phonation with incomplete glottic closure, phonasthenia and hoarseness. This study aims to detect a correlation between benign vocal cord lesions and the incidence of the SV. Methods: A retrospective study was carried out on patients who underwent transoral surgery due to benign vocal fold lesions and were selected according to strict criteria. Patients were divided into a group with sulcus vocalis (Group wSV) and a group without sulcus vocalis (Group w/oSV). The possible correlations between variables were assessed by the Pearson chi-square test (p < 0.05). Results: The study included 232 vocal cord lesions in 229 patients: 62.88% were females whose mean age was 46.61 ± 14.04. The most frequent diseases were polyps (37.94%), nodules (18.53%) and Reinke’s edema (21.12%). Statistically significant relationships were found between age and SV (p-value 0.0005) and between mild dysplasia and SV (p-value 0.03). Conclusions: This study did not detect a cause–effect relationship between SV and benign vocal fold lesions. SV within vocal fold lesions is more common in younger patients, suggesting a congenital nature of SV. In conclusion, in the case of a benign vocal fold lesion, a possible SV should be considered and researched to provide the patient the best healthcare. |
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spelling | pubmed-101778822023-05-13 Sulcus Vocalis and Benign Vocal Cord Lesions: Is There Any Relationship? Saraniti, Carmelo Patti, Gaetano Verro, Barbara Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: Sulcus vocalis (SV) is a longitudinal groove in the free edge of the true vocal cord. It may impair phonation with incomplete glottic closure, phonasthenia and hoarseness. This study aims to detect a correlation between benign vocal cord lesions and the incidence of the SV. Methods: A retrospective study was carried out on patients who underwent transoral surgery due to benign vocal fold lesions and were selected according to strict criteria. Patients were divided into a group with sulcus vocalis (Group wSV) and a group without sulcus vocalis (Group w/oSV). The possible correlations between variables were assessed by the Pearson chi-square test (p < 0.05). Results: The study included 232 vocal cord lesions in 229 patients: 62.88% were females whose mean age was 46.61 ± 14.04. The most frequent diseases were polyps (37.94%), nodules (18.53%) and Reinke’s edema (21.12%). Statistically significant relationships were found between age and SV (p-value 0.0005) and between mild dysplasia and SV (p-value 0.03). Conclusions: This study did not detect a cause–effect relationship between SV and benign vocal fold lesions. SV within vocal fold lesions is more common in younger patients, suggesting a congenital nature of SV. In conclusion, in the case of a benign vocal fold lesion, a possible SV should be considered and researched to provide the patient the best healthcare. MDPI 2023-04-26 /pmc/articles/PMC10177882/ /pubmed/37174173 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20095654 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Saraniti, Carmelo Patti, Gaetano Verro, Barbara Sulcus Vocalis and Benign Vocal Cord Lesions: Is There Any Relationship? |
title | Sulcus Vocalis and Benign Vocal Cord Lesions: Is There Any Relationship? |
title_full | Sulcus Vocalis and Benign Vocal Cord Lesions: Is There Any Relationship? |
title_fullStr | Sulcus Vocalis and Benign Vocal Cord Lesions: Is There Any Relationship? |
title_full_unstemmed | Sulcus Vocalis and Benign Vocal Cord Lesions: Is There Any Relationship? |
title_short | Sulcus Vocalis and Benign Vocal Cord Lesions: Is There Any Relationship? |
title_sort | sulcus vocalis and benign vocal cord lesions: is there any relationship? |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10177882/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37174173 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20095654 |
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