TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of repeated stripping on vocal fold mucosa in cats
AU - Leonard, Rebecca J
AU - Charpied, G.
AU - Kiener, D.
AU - Kelly, A.
PY - 1985
Y1 - 1985
N2 - Repeated stripping of the vocal folds in patients with recurrent vocal nodules may produce permanent, negative effects on voice quality. Hoarseness can be present with no evidence of structural or functional disease on indirect laryngoscopy. A common assumption is that scar tissue has formed, through the relationship between scarring and voice quality is not clear. In the study reported here, cats were subjected to four strippings of the left vocal fold at 6- to 8-week intervals. Tissues obtained were examined for changes in the composition of the mucosa and its nervous network. Alterations observed over the four strippings included 1) an increasing component of fibrous tissue and 2) apparent changes in both the number and structure of nervous elements. Implications of the findings for voice production, clinical management, and further research are discussed.
AB - Repeated stripping of the vocal folds in patients with recurrent vocal nodules may produce permanent, negative effects on voice quality. Hoarseness can be present with no evidence of structural or functional disease on indirect laryngoscopy. A common assumption is that scar tissue has formed, through the relationship between scarring and voice quality is not clear. In the study reported here, cats were subjected to four strippings of the left vocal fold at 6- to 8-week intervals. Tissues obtained were examined for changes in the composition of the mucosa and its nervous network. Alterations observed over the four strippings included 1) an increasing component of fibrous tissue and 2) apparent changes in both the number and structure of nervous elements. Implications of the findings for voice production, clinical management, and further research are discussed.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 4014946
AN - SCOPUS:0021868602
VL - 94
SP - 258
EP - 262
JO - Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology
JF - Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology
SN - 0003-4894
IS - 3
ER -