In our study, we compared the laryngeal mask (LM) with tracheal tube (TT), according to their effed on vocal fundions, frequency of sore throat and eady postoperative complications.Forty ASA I-II patients aged between 19-70 years, undergoing eledive operationson general surgery, gynecology, urology and oırthopedics were induded in our study. Patl.ents were di~ vided into two randomized groups. Following .fentanyl, propofol, vecuronium bromide induction, LM was inserted in the first group (n~20), Second group (n-20) was intubated using tra~ cheal tube. Afte:r termination of the operation decurarisa.tion was established using 1103 mg/kg neostigmin and 0.015 mg/kg atropine sulfate among the patients in whom swallow :reflexes, muscul.a:r tonidty :retuımed, and who breathed §pontaneously, LM was :removed in the finıt group, and the second group was extubated. The patients were assessed for coughing, breathholding, vomiting, sore throat, vocal cord fundions immediately after recovering from anaesthesia; for vomiting, sore throat and vocal cord fm:ıdions 60 mins~postoperatively, for so:re throat and vocal functions after 6 and 24 hours postoperatively.Complications such as coıughing and breatlı-holding were found mo:re frequendin the TT group. LM caused sore throat and vocal dysfundian less frequenfly than TT.As a resuH, we conduded that LM, which causes less complicatioıns than IT, wm.ı.ld be a convenient method in seleded cases and may be rouHnely used.