Intralesional Steroid Injection Versus Voice Therapy in Management of Vocal Nodules

Summary

Vocal nodules represent 16 % of benign vocal fold lesions.They are caused by chronic voice abuse or misuse and often occur in children and adult females. The resultant dysphonia leads to personal, social and occupational problems. The first line of treatment is voice rest and voice therapy. The Accent method is a holistic technique for behavior readjustment voice therapy which targets various voice parameters as loudness, pitch and timbre. However, voice rest and voice therapy are sometimes difficult to be carried out in patients with voice-related occupations. So, complete resolution may not be possible in all patients. When voice therapy is inefficient, resection is performed by laryngeal microsurgery under general anesthesia. However, the role of surgery is much restricted.

Timeline

Start

2019-06-29

Primary completion

2022-08-15

Completion

2023-08-28

Publications

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• Background Campagnolo AM, Tsuji DH, Sennes LU, Imamura R, Saldiva PH. Histologic study of acute vocal fold wound healing after corticosteroid injection in a rabbit model. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2010 Feb;119(2):133-9. doi: 10.1177/000348941011900211.
• Background Lee SH, Yeo JO, Choi JI, Jin HJ, Kim JP, Woo SH, Jin SM. Local steroid injection via the cricothyroid membrane in patients with a vocal nodule. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011 Oct;137(10):1011-6. doi: 10.1001/archoto.2011.168.
• Background Woo JH, Kim DY, Kim JW, Oh EA, Lee SW. Efficacy of percutaneous vocal fold injections for benign laryngeal lesions: Prospective multicenter study. Acta Otolaryngol. 2011 Dec;131(12):1326-32. doi: 10.3109/00016489.2011.620620.
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• Background Wang CT, Lai MS, Cheng PW. Long-term Surveillance Following Intralesional Steroid Injection for Benign Vocal Fold Lesions. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 Jun 1;143(6):589-594. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2016.4418.

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