Long-term Surveillance Following Intralesional Steroid Injection for Benign Vocal Fold Lesions.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The short-term outcomes of vocal fold steroid injection (VFSI) are well documented. However, few studies have reported the long-term outcomes following VFSI.

Objective

To investigate the incidence rates of symptom recurrence and secondary interventions following VFSI for benign vocal fold lesions.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective cohort study was conducted at a tertiary referral medical center in Taipei, Taiwan. The cohort included 189 patients with vocal fold lesions who had received VFSI as the primary treatment between August 2011 and September 2013.

Exposures

All participants underwent VFSI.

Main outcomes and measures

Long-term surveillance was conducted through structured telephonic interviews and by reviewing medical ch

SUBMITTER: Wang CT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5824226 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature