Vocal fold pseudocyst: A prospective study of surgical outcomes

Abstract

Most individuals (15/17) returned to normal voice use without limitation after surgery. Some individuals appear predisposed to lesion recurrence, which occurs relatively swiftly. Demographic features and clinical variables are not predictive of recurrence. The role of glottic insufficiency related to recurrence warrants further study.

Voice outcomes following treatment of benign midmembranous vocal fold lesions using a nomenclature paradigm

“…They report a pretreatment mean VHI-10 of 17.29 (the current study polyp group was 22.69), and they report a posttreatment VHI-10 of 5.12 (the current study polyp group was 7.19). 19 The present study showed a 20% increase in polyp diagnosis compared to our previous study, which resulted in subsequent changes to the incidence of surgical versus nonsurgical treatment. 3 Our previous data set had a 67% incidence of nonsurgical treatment compared to 33% for the present study.…”

“…Similarly, Estes and Sulica reported a retrospective report of patients diagnosed and treated with “pseudocyst” in 2014 . This paper highlights the value of using a BMVFL nomenclature system that is comprehensive of all BMVFLs and use of strictly defined parameters that are not subjective.…”

“…Their treatment outcomes are very similar to the present study. They report a pretreatment mean VHI‐10 of 17.29 (the current study polyp group was 22.69), and they report a post‐treatment VHI‐10 of 5.12 (the current study polyp group was 7.19) …”

“…Similarly, Estes and Sulica reported a retrospective report of patients diagnosed and treated with "pseudocyst" in 2014. 19 This paper highlights the value of using a BMVFL nomenclature system that is comprehensive of all BMVFLs and use of strictly defined parameters that are not subjective. The article uses the term "phonotraumatic" as part of their "pseudocyst" definition, although that term is not defined nor uniformly understood as well as is presumptive in etiology.…”

“…A similar situation exists when Estes and Sulica report their surgical results in patients with "pseudocyst" from a prospective study. 19 This study involves 17 patients who had BMVFL descriptions compatible with a vocal fold polyp. Their treatment outcomes are very similar to the present study.…”