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Type 3 thyroplasty for patients with mutational dysphonia.
Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation - 1 Sept 2013
Nakamura Kazuhiro, Tsukahara Kiyoaki, Watanabe Yusuke, Komazawa Daigo, Suzuki Mamoru
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INTRODUCTION: The cases consisted of three men with mutational dysphonia, who were aged 37, 35, and 38 years. The speaking fundamental frequencies (SFFs) at the time of the initial diagnosis were 174.6, 170.2, and 180.0 Hz. METHODS: In all three patients, voice therapy proved ineffective; therefore, surgery was considered. In the anterior-posterior compression test performed preoperatively in the three patients,...
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