Functional Voice Assessment in Patient Undergoing Thyroid Surgery with External Branch of Superior Laryngeal Nerve Identification pre-operation and post-operation Functional Voice Assessment, External Branch of Superior Laryngeal Nerve Identification
Conditions
Interventions
All volunteers will undergo preoperative vocal assessment prior to thyroid surgery.
The surgery is guided by the standard protocol for both thyroid lobectomy and total thyroid surgery. The procedure
Experimental Procedure/Surgery
Thyroid Surgery with External Branch of Superior Laryngeal Nerve Identification
Sponsors
Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patient more 18 years old 2. Patients, who undergo total thyroidectomy or a lobectomy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with preoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve disorder (Preoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy/paresis) 2. Patients who have been diagnosed with Extrathyroidal extension 3. Patients who are treated with neck dissection. 4. Have been irradiated in the throat area before 5. Have had an accident in the throat area before 6. Having had surgery in the neck area before 7. Other conditions of laryngeal and muscular diseases. such as Myasthenia gravis, cerebral vascular accident, Parkinson's disease , Vocal cord tumor and spasmodic dysphonia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Acoustic analyses at pre-operation, post operation 2wk.1month and 12 month Repeat ANOVA,Voice Handicap Index at pre-operation, post operation 2wk.1month and 12 month Repeat ANOVA | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual analog scale at pre-operation, post operation 2wk.1month and 12 month Repeat ANOVA | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactGhornchanog Wachirametharuch
Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University
Outcome results
None listed