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Interarytenoid botulinum toxin A injection for the treatment of vocal process granuloma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 November 2019

A-L Hamdan ,
E Khalifee ,
H Jaffal  and
A Ghanem
A-L Hamdan*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon
E Khalifee
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon
H Jaffal
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon
A Ghanem
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon
*
Author for correspondence: Dr Abdul-Latif Hamdan, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, PO Box 11-0236, Beirut, Lebanon E-mail: [email protected] Fax: +961 1 350 000
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Abstract

Objectives

To report on the efficacy and adverse effects of interarytenoid botulinum toxin A injection for the treatment of vocal process granuloma.

Methods

A retrospective chart review was conducted of eight patients with vocal process granuloma resistant to anti-reflux therapy who underwent interarytenoid botulinum toxin A injection. The mean dosage of botulinum toxin A injected was 6.56 U.

Results

Fifty per cent of patients had complete regression of the lesion and 50 per cent had partial regression. The main side effects were breathiness (n = 4), voice breaks (n = 1) and aspiration (n = 1).

Conclusion

Interarytenoid botulinum toxin A injection for the treatment of vocal process granuloma is an effective mode of therapy, with transient vocal and swallowing side effects.

Keywords

VoiceGranulomaInjectionsBotulinum Toxin
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Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 133 , Issue 12 , December 2019 , pp. 1041 - 1045
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited, 2019

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Dr A-L Hamdan takes responsibility for the integrity of the content of the paper

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