Management of common voice problems: Committee report.
OBJECTIVE
This report provides the reader with a state-of-the-art update on a number of common voice problems that require phonosurgical intervention.


METHODS
This multiauthor review is not a position statement of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAOHNS) and may reflect institutional preference and/or bias. It arose from a panel discussion at the AAOHNS meeting in 2000.


RESULTS
We provide a review of the genesis and management of papillomatosis, dysplastic glottal epithelium, arytenoid granulomas, Reinke's edema, and vocal-fold paralysis.


CONCLUSIONS
In the past decade, there has been a dramatic expansion of knowledge regarding a variety of voice disorders and associated treatment. There has been a convergence of basic science investigations in anatomy, physiology, and pathology with clinical trials of treatment, both surgical and nonsurgical. This information should provide the reader with current insight into critical management issues of the aforementioned disorders.
Zeitels
Steven M
SM
Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, and the Division of Laryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA 02114, USA. smzeitels@meei.harvard.edu
Casiano
Roy R
RR
Gardner
Glendon M
GM
Hogikyan
Norman D
ND
Koufman
James A
JA
Rosen
Clark A
CA
D001193:Arytenoid Cartilage; D006102:Granuloma, Laryngeal / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D007819:Laryngeal Edema / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D010212:Papilloma / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000601:surgery; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D014834:Voice Training