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Volume 349:882-892 August 28, 2003 Number 9
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Laryngology and Phonosurgery
Steven M. Zeitels, M.D., and Gerald B. Healy, M.D.

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It has been more than 20 years since Vaughan1 reviewed the state of the art in human laryngology and voice disorders. During that time, an improved understanding of the physiology of voice production has catalyzed medical and surgical interventions, resulting in new procedures, treatments, and opportunities for patients with voice disorders. These advancing initiatives are keeping pace with the aging of the population and the increase in oral communication in the workplace.2

From a person's initial cry to his or her final words, the vocal folds probably sustain the most long-term, soft-tissue trauma of any area of the body. Average . . . [Full Text of this Article]

History

Phonosurgery

Phonomicrosurgery

Common Benign Conditions

Early Glottic Cancer

Surgical Treatment of Paralysis of the Vocal Folds

Laryngeal Dystonias

Pediatric Laryngology

Prospects for the Future

Conclusions


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From the Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School (S.M.Z., G.B.H.), the Division of Laryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (S.M.Z.), and the Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Disorders, Children's Hospital (G.B.H.) — all in Boston.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Zeitels at the Division of Laryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles St., Boston, MA 02114, or at smzeitels@meei.harvard.edu.



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