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ArticleEuropean 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 Surgery2026

Voice quality after excision method of sulcus vocalis treatment.

Rajko Jović, Danijela Dragičević, Vanja Tovilović, Ksenija Samac Tovilović, Ivan Sivčev, Mladen Bogdanović

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Rajko JovićFaculty of Medicine in Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2734-3607
Danijela DragičevićFaculty of Medicine in Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8847-036X
Vanja TovilovićFaculty of Medicine in Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-2143-5400
Ksenija Samac TovilovićFaculty of Medicine in Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia. ksenija.samac@mf.uns.ac.rs.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-4367-0987
Ivan SivčevFaculty of Medicine in Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-3162-1581
Mladen BogdanovićDepartment of otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgery, University Clinical Centre of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-5904-9183

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purposeSulcus vocalis leads to dysphonia, caused by glottic insufficiency. There are many treatment modalities for sulcus, one of which is excision method. Purpose of the study is to determine the functional results of excision treatment of vocal fold sulcus and whether association with other benign pathology on the vocal folds influence the final outcome of the voice quality.

methodsRetrospective analysis of 19 patients with sulcus vocalis treated by excision method. The pre- and postoperative evaluation of patients included voice data that were analyzed according to a standardized protocol.

resultsThere is significant difference in MPTA (maximum phonation time of a vowel /a/) preoperatively and postoperatively 8.89/11.36 (p = 0.011), MPTS (maximum phonation time of a vowel /s/) 11.48/14.49 (p = 0.001), MPTZ (maximum phonation time of a vowel /z/) 10.17/ 11.65 (p = 0.027), G (Gutzmann index) 1–2, 2–6, 3–11/1–10,2–9 (p = 0.001), VHI (voice handicap index) 59.42/ 39.11 (p = 0.001), but there is no difference in words on the exhale 15.26/16.95, Hz (fundamental voice frequency) 208.81/201.74, Jitter 1.85/2.28, Shimer 16.97/16.26, HNR (harmonic to noise ratio) 11.78/11.5.

conclusionThe excisional method of sulcus vocalis treatment results in the improvement of certain aerodynamic parameters of the vocal function. However, one part of the observed parameters, including the voice frequency, does not show any changes, which means that the basic voice frequency before and after the intervention remains almost the same. The presence of another benign vocal fold pathology together with sulcus in the case of simultaneous surgical treatment does not affect the outcome of the applied surgical method itself.

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DysphoniaLaryngeal DiseasesVocal CordsVoice QualityAdultAgedFemaleHumansLaryngoscopyMaleMiddle AgedPhonationRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeBenign vocal fold pathologyPhonationSulcus vocalisVocal foldVoice quality

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