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Vocal Quality Complication Following Chondrolaryngoplasty: A Reported Case
Lauren Strickland1, K Annalize Sussman2, Lyndsay L Madden2
1Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Introduction:
Few studies have evaluated complications from chondrolaryngoplasty related to postoperative changes in voicing. This study adds to the literature a presentation of voice changes experienced by a patient following chondrolaryngoplasty.
Methods:
Case-report.
Results:
We present the case of a transgender female who experienced significant changes to pitch, vocal range, intensity, and vocal quality following chondrolaryngoplasty. Changes may be attributed to a surgical technique that failed to identify the level of the vocal folds during the operation.
Discussion:
Chondrolaryngoplasty is a complex operation. This case illustrates the potential complications resulting from a surgical technique that fails to appropriately identify the level of the true vocal folds' to avoid destabilization of the anterior commissure.
Conclusions:
We reported this case of significant complication related to voicing following chondrolaryngoplasty. Future studies are necessary to explore potential long-term voice complications from this procedure. Surgeons performing this procedure must be aware of this potential complication.
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