Transthoracic mediastinal drainage is not a compulsory therapy, but timely, aggressive, transcervical mediastinal drainage with extensive debridement is very important for a good outcome when treating DNM patients.
After long-term follow-up of 31 months on average, approximately 90% of the ASD patients obtained moderate to marked improvement of vocal performance after transoral laser surgery. The long-lasting outcome is encouraging.
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