title: [Treatment for benign thyroid nodules with hoarseness as primary symptom].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effect of operation on Benign thyroid nodules with hoarseness as primary symptom.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twelve patients were underwent the operation of subtotal thyroidectomy and exposing of recurrent laryngeal nerve. We evaluating the effect by fibrolaryngoscope and voice acoustic analysis before and after operation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the 12 patients underwent surgery successfully. The hoarseness improved obviously and vocal cords were reactivate. Jitter, shimmer and dysphonia severity index showed significant difference pre and one month after surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Benign thyroid nodules could also cause vocal cord paralysis and hoarseness, the effect can be satisfying by subtotal thyroidectomy and exposing of recurrent laryngeal nerve if it can be early diagnosed.
authors.forename: Sucheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Yuejian
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Weixiong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Zhaofeng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Fayao
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Jianli
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006685:Hoarseness / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016606:Thyroid Nodule / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult