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ArticleThe Laryngoscope2021

Vocal Tradeoffs in Anterior Glottoplasty for Voice Feminization.

Ingo R Titze, Anil Palaparthi, Ted Mau

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Impact of Wendler glottoplasty on acoustic measures and quality of voice in transgender women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Ingo R TitzeNational Center for Voice and Speech, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Anil PalaparthiNational Center for Voice and Speech, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Ted MauClinical Center for Voice Care, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.ORCID 0000-0002-1804-6707

Funding

An Optimizer-Simulator for PhonosurgeryR01DC014538 · NIDCD · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI MAU, I-FAN THEODORE · 2016 to 2020
$2.0M
NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC014538
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectives/hypothesisAnterior (Wendler) glottoplasty has become a popular surgery for voice feminization. However, there has been some discrepancy between its theoretical pitch-raising potential and what is actually achievable, and downsides to shortening the glottis have not been fully explored. In addition, descriptions of the surgery are inconsistent in their treatment of the vocal ligament. This study aimed to determine 1) how fundamental frequency (f STUDY

designComputational simulation.

methodsVoice production was simulated in a fiber-gel finite element computational model using canonical male vocal fold geometry incorporating a three-layer vocal fold composition (superficial lamina propria, vocal ligament, and thyroarytenoid muscle). Progressive anterior glottic fixation (0, 1/8, 2/8, 3/8, etc. up to 7/8 of membranous vocal fold length) was simulated. Outcome measures were f

resultsf

conclusionsThe optimal length of fixation is a compromise between pitch elevation and reduction in output acoustic power. The simulation also provided a potential explanation for vocal roughness that is sometimes noted after anterior glottoplasty. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: NA Laryngoscope, 131:1081-1087, 2021.

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Transgender PersonsComputer SimulationFemaleGender IdentityGlottisHumansLaryngoscopyMaleSex FactorsTreatment OutcomeVoice QualityAnterior glottoplastyfundamental frequencypitch controlpitch raisingtransgendervocal ligamentvoice feminizationvoice modelingvoice simulationWendler glottoplasty

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PMID32840877
PMCPMC9285120

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