Long-term efficacy of percutaneous steroid injection for treating benign vocal fold lesions: A prospective study

Abstract

4. Laryngoscope, 126:2315-2319, 2016.

Long-term Surveillance Following Intralesional Steroid Injection for Benign Vocal Fold Lesions

“…Lesion recurrence rates of 4% to 31% over a wide range of follow-up periods have been reported in the literature (from 4 weeks to 24 months after VFSI). 15,17,18,32,38 Without a clear follow-up protocol and predefined criteria for recurrence, these data on symptom recurrence following VFSI might be hard to interpret or may be subject to bias. After 2 years, patients with mucus-retention cysts showed higher cumulative treatment failure rates (39%) (ie, symptom recurrence or receiving secondary intervention) than did those with polyps (33%) or nodules (31%).…”

A long‐term comparative prospective study between reinnervation and injection laryngoplasty

“…Injections were usually administered to the vocalis muscle in front of the vocal process and were continued until a slight overcorrection was achieved. The surgeon selected a cricothyroid, transcartilaginous, or thyrohyoid approach depending on the vocal fold and neck conditions of the patients …”

“…The surgeon selected a cricothyroid, transcartilaginous, or thyrohyoid approach depending on the vocal fold and neck conditions of the patients. 12 After thyroidectomy-related VFP occurred, the initial IL was performed within 1 month after the laryngeal swelling resolved. If the first IL results were not adequate, booster IL was usually performed 6 months later.…”

Efficacy of fibre‐optic laryngeal potassium titanyl phosphate laser surgery under local anaesthesia for the treatment of vocal polyps: A prospective study of 65 patients

“…Fibrescopic images were stored before and after surgery, and the percentage of polyp reduction by FLS was calculated using a previously reported method …”