Abstract
Background
Removal of Reinke’s edema may result in moderate to large-sized mucosal defect on the vocal fold, which heals by secondary intention. Microsuturing this defect may lead to primary wound healing with fastened recovery and less scar, but costs extra time and effort. Exploring methods that can shorten microsuture time is helpful for the wider application of this technology.
Study design
Retrospective.
Methods
57 patients with Reinke’s edema, who were admitted from November 2010 to June 2018, were enrolled as research subjects for the retrospective analysis. 27 patients were the knot pusher group (from November 2010 to March 2015), and 30 patients were the two-handed tying group (from April 2015 to June 2018). Evaluation indicators include the number of knots, the average time for suturing and tying the knot for each patient, and the occurrence of complications, subjective and objective voice assessments.
Results
All patients underwent successful operation. The average time for making knots in the knot pusher group and two-handed tying group was 668.40 ± 173.73 s and 328.73 ± 121.0 s, respectively, and there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups (p < 0.001). No significant difference was noted in the mucosal avulsion, overall incidence of complications between the groups, and no significant difference was found between the two groups in terms of the preoperative and 3-month postoperative subjective and objective indicators.
Conclusion
Microsuturing of Reinke’s edema microflaps using the two-handed tying technique can achieve the similar effect with the knot pusher method, and save operation time while the surgeon is well trained.
Level of evidence
4.
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07 June 2019
In the original publication, the patient number was incorrectly published under the “Methods” heading in the abstract section. The incorrect sentence reads as “55 patients with Reinke’s edema, who were admitted from November 2010 to June 2018, were enrolled as research subjects for the retrospective analysis.”
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This study was supported by Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (2018A030313691).
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The original version of this article was revised: In the original publication patient number under the 'Methods' heading in the abstract section was incorrectly published as 55. This has been corrected as 57 in the original publication.
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Liang, F., Chen, R., Lin, P. et al. Two-handed tying technique in vocal fold mucosa microsuture for the treatment of Reinke’s edema. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 276, 2015–2022 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-019-05480-y
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