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Small vocal cord polyps: completely resolved with conservative treatment.
Vocal fold polyps usually occur on the anterior or middle part of the membranous vocal fold and are the commonest laryngeal pathology requiring surgical removal. We report on six cases of small vocal polyps (4 cases angiomatous polyps and 2 gelatinous) that completely resolved using conservative treatment. Not every case of polyps requires surgical removal.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Laryngoscope
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0023-852X
DOI: 10.1288/00005537-198511000-00006