Serial full-thickness excision of dysplastic vocal fold leukoplakia: Diagnostic or therapeutic?
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Diagnostic and therapeutic pitfalls in benign vocal fold diseases
More than half of patients who present with the symptom of hoarseness show benign vocal fold changes. The clinician should be familiar with modern diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities of benign vocal fold changes in order to ensure an optimal and individualized attention to voice patients. Basic knowledge of the etiology are provided for targeted phonosurgical or conservative therapy. This ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Laryngoscope
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0023-852X
DOI: 10.1002/lary.25609