Total arytenoidectomy is claimed to increase risk of aspiration and cause more voice loss than other operations performed for bilateral vocal fold paralysis (BVFP). However, objective evidence for such conclusion is lacking. There is no study comparing swallowing and voice after total and partial arytenoidectomy.
Design: Prospective, randomized, double-blind, case-control Setting: Tertiary, referral, university Patients: Twenty patients with BVFP Intervention: Endoscopic total and partial arytenoidectomy
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
20
Endoscopic total arytenoidectomy was performed on patients with bilateral vocal fold paralysis
Endoscopic partial arytenoidectomy was performed on patients with bilateral vocal fold paralysis
Hacettepe University Hospital
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
Decannulation
Preoperative examinations were repeated 1 year after surgery.
Time frame: From the day of operation until 52 weeks after arytenoidectomy
Duration of operation
The duration of operation was measured in minutes at the day of operation.
Time frame: At the day of operation
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