Open AccessEVALUATION OF ETIOPATHOLOGY FOR HOARSENESS OF VOICE –A CLINICAL STUDY
Author(s) -
Ranveer Singh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
up state journal of otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2321-3450
DOI - 10.36611/upjohns/volume9/issue2/4
Subject(s) - laryngoscopy , medicine , laryngitis , malignancy , endoscopy , vocal cord paralysis , larynx , etiology , cord , histopathology , surgery , paralysis , dermatology , intubation , pathology
Hoarseness of voice is one of the commonestsymptoms found in ENT clinics. The present studyis to assess etiopathology of hoarseness of voiceat our center. The diagnostic potential oflaryngeal endoscopy for different laryngeallesions and its correlation with histopathology isalso done. In this retrospective study 126 patientswere included. The commonest etiology forhoarseness of voice was found to be chroniclaryngitis (51.6%) followed by malignancy (27.8%)and vocal cord paralysis (15.1%). Vocal abuse(33.3%) and smoking (29.4%) were found to beleading predisposing factors. Positive predictivevalue of laryngeal endoscopy for detectingmalignant lesions was found to be 86.5%.Fibreoptic laryngoscopy is a good tool forpreliminary evaluation of hoarseness of voice.However, direct laryngoscopy should not bedelayed if a diagnosis cannot be made byfibreoptic laryngoscopyKEYWORDSHoarseness, Laryngeal endoscopy, Voice,Etiolopathology