title: Laryngeal Granuloma - Benefit in Treatment with Zinc Supplementation?
abstract: Laryngeal granulomas present as contact and postintubation ulcers and granulomas. Essentially, a contact granuloma is a pseudotumor of the lateral wall of the posterior glottis. The most common etiological factor is voice abuse, with predisponing factors such as reflux disease. Postintubation ulcers and granulomas, although of different etiology, according to all the other traits belong to this clinical entity. The therapy of choice is conservative treatment. Surgical laser excision is indicated for resistant cases and those whose size is causing respiratory distress. Treatment of laryngeal granulomas with zinc supplementation is reported in the literature as one of the forms of conservative treatment, and we wanted to consider it in this review. Zinc is an essential mineral that plays a vital role in many biochemical reactions and is considered very important for wound healing.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Clinical Center of Serbia, Clinic of ENT and MFS, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Vojko
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Djukić
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Clinical Center of Serbia, Clinic of ENT and MFS, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Sanja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krejović-Trivić
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Clinical Center of Serbia, Clinic of ENT and MFS, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Milan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vukašinović
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Clinical Center of Serbia, Clinic of ENT and MFS, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Aleksandar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trivić
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Clinical Center of Serbia, Clinic of ENT and MFS, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Bojan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pavlović
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbian Institute of Occupational Health »Dr Dragomir Karajović«, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Aleksandar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Milovanović
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Clinical Center of Serbia, Clinic of ENT and MFS, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Jovica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Milovanović
keywords: conservative treatment; laryngeal granuloma; zinc supplementation