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Update on the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of vocal fold nodules, polyps, and cystsMichael M Johns
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, USA
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 11:456-61. 2003..This article reviews the recent publications over the past 3 years with respect to these advances...- Length-tension relationship of the feline thyroarytenoid muscleMichael M Johns
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Voice 18:285-91. 2004..We conclude that these findings are related to the ability of the thyroarytenoid muscle to function as a fine tensor of the vocal fold in a high strain environment... - Long-term outcomes of injection laryngoplasty in patients with potentially recoverable vocal fold paralysisLindsey C Arviso
Emory Voice Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Laryngoscope 120:2237-40. 2010..This study investigates the long-term outcomes of subjects treated with an IL... - Assessing the effectiveness of botulinum toxin injections for adductor spasmodic dysphonia: clinician and patient perceptionMaia N Braden
Emory Voice Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, USA
J Voice 24:242-9. 2010.... - Fellowship and career path preferences in residents of otolaryngology-head and neck surgeryJustin S Golub
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Laryngoscope 121:882-7. 2011..Assess fellowship and academic/private practice career track preferences in residents of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery... - Professional burnout among microvascular and reconstructive free-flap head and neck surgeons in the United StatesStephanie P Contag
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 136:950-6. 2010..To determine the prevalence of professional burnout among microvascular free-flap (MVFF) head and neck surgeons and to identify modifiable risk factors with the intent to reduce MVFF surgeon burnout... - Burnout in academic faculty of otolaryngology-head and neck surgeryJustin S Golub
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Laryngoscope 118:1951-6. 2008..To characterize burnout in academic faculty of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. To identify associated modifiable factors to reduce burnout and improve the health of the field... - Glottic closure patterns: type I thyroplasty versus type I thyroplasty with arytenoid adductionAnya J Li
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Voice 25:259-64. 2011..The purpose of this study was to evaluate if AA with Th yields better posterior glottic closure and vertical height equality than Th alone... - Differences in temporal variables between voice therapy completers and dropoutsCarissa Portone-Maira
Evelyn Trammell Voice and Swallowing Center, Saint Joseph s Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia 30342, USA
J Voice 25:62-6. 2011..The aim of this study was to examine temporal variables thought to be associated with voice therapy completion... - A senescence accelerated mouse model to study aging in the larynxVasantha L Kolachala
Emory Voice Center, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 142:879-85. 2010..The main objective of this study was to demonstrate the use of senescence accelerated mice to study aging in the larynx... - The use of lipid microtubes as a novel slow-release delivery system for laryngeal injectionVasantha L Kolachala
Emory Voice Center, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, USA
Laryngoscope 121:1237-43. 2011..The objective of this study is to evaluate the potential of a lipid-based microtube delivery system to preserve the biological activity of injected substances and prolong their duration of pharmacological effects in the larynx... - Current dysphonia trends in patients over the age of 65: is vocal atrophy becoming more prevalent?Taryn Davids
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Emory Voice Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
Laryngoscope 122:332-5. 2012..The current trends in geriatric voice referrals including the number of patients over the age of 65 years seen per year, the common diagnostic patterns, and specifically the number of patients with vocal atrophy were assessed... - Spontaneous resolution of hemorrhagic polyps of the true vocal foldAdam M Klein
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, USA
J Voice 23:132-5. 2009..Surgical removal of hemorrhagic polyps is often considered the standard of treatment for these benign lesions. However, these observations support a regimen of voice therapy and observation in select cases... - Vocal outcome measures after bilateral posterior cricoarytenoid muscle botulinum toxin injections for abductor spasmodic dysphoniaAdam M Klein
Emory Voice Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 139:421-3. 2008..To review vocal outcome measures, using the Voice Related Quality of Life (VRQOL) index, after simultaneous bilateral posterior cricoarytenoid muscle botulinum toxin injections... - Prevalence of perceived dysphagia and quality-of-life impairment in a geriatric populationPo Hung Chen
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
Dysphagia 24:1-6. 2009..Finally, individuals may inaccurately ascribe swallowing problems to normal aging, supporting the role of community education about dysphagia in the elderly... - Slow-release nanoparticle-encapsulated delivery system for laryngeal injectionVasantha L Kolachala
Emory Voice Center, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Laryngoscope 120:988-94. 2010..Injectable encapsulated poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) nanoparticles offer a potential slow-release delivery system for biologically active substances in the larynx... - Age-related changes in the murine larynx: initial validation of a mouse modelWael M Abdelkafy
Emory Voice Center, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, USA
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 116:618-22. 2007..With changing age demographics in our society and increasing emphasis on quality of life, treatment of presbylaryngis is becoming more paramount... - Pathologic effects of external-beam irradiation on human vocal foldsEric E Berg
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 120:748-54. 2011..We sought to better characterize pathologic changes that occur in the human vocal fold after radiotherapy for head and neck cancer... - Abductor paralysis after botox injection for adductor spasmodic dysphoniaNaren N Venkatesan
Department of Otolaryngology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Laryngoscope 120:1177-80. 2010..Here we report multiple cases of bilateral abductor paralysis following Botox injections for ADSD, a complication previously unreported... - Challenges and opportunities in the management of the aging voiceMichael M Johns
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 145:1-6. 2011..Currently, a multidisciplinary approach offers the most complete improvement in the vocal quality of life in this patient population... - Prevalence of perceived dysphonia in a geriatric populationJustin S Golub
Emory Voice Center, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 54:1736-9. 2006..Administration of validated instruments for assessing dysphonia is encouraged, because direct questions regarding voice difficulties may not be sensitive to the severity of vocal impairment... - Comparison of outcomes and complications between awake and asleep injection laryngoplasty: a case-control studyClyde C Mathison
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, USA
Laryngoscope 119:1417-23. 2009..To compare clinical outcomes and complication rates in patients undergoing injection laryngoplasty (IL) under local versus general anesthesia... - Voice therapy improves quality of life in age-related dysphonia: a case-control studyEric E Berg
Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, USA
J Voice 22:70-4. 2008..96) after a mean of 3.3 months. Voice therapy leads to statistically significant improvement in the VRQOL life in elderly patients with age-related dysphonia. It is an efficacious noninvasive therapy for this disease... - Analysis of voice change during cellular phone use: a blinded controlled studyMarae B Shewmaker
Emory Voice Center, Emory Crawford Long Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Voice 24:308-13. 2010.... - Comparison of an oropharyngeal pH probe and a standard dual pH probe for diagnosis of laryngopharyngeal refluxJustin S Golub
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 118:1-5. 2009..We compared the ability of an oropharyngeal (OP) aerosol-detecting pH probe and a standard dual pH probe in measuring laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR)... - A review of patient adherence to the recommendation for voice therapyCarissa Portone
Evelyn Trammell Voice and Swallowing Center, Saint Joseph s Hospital of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Voice 22:192-6. 2008..Poor patient attendance is an important area to consider in outcomes research and the cost to healthcare... - A study of voice therapy dropoutEdie Hapner
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Emory Voice Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA
J Voice 23:337-40. 2009..The variables analyzed in this study were not predictive of dropout. Future research should examine methods to effect a reduction in dropout, from otolaryngologist referral through completion of therapy... - Performer's attitudes toward seeking health care for voice issues: understanding the barriersMarina Gilman
The Emory Voice Center, Emory University, Department of Otolaryngology, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, USA
J Voice 23:225-8. 2009..Availability of medical insurance may be a factor. Availability of affordable voice care and education about the importance of voice care is needed in this population of vocal performers... - Validation of a laryngeal dissection module for phonomicrosurgical trainingStephanie P Contag
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Laryngoscope 119:211-5. 2009..To validate the use of a new phonomicrosurgical trainer called the laryngeal dissection module... - Coprevalence of tremor with spasmodic dysphonia: a case-control studyLaura J White
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Laryngoscope 121:1752-5. 2011..The aim of this study was to define the coprevalence of tremor with spasmodic dysphonia (SD)... - Idiopathic ulcerative laryngitisC Blake Simpson
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA
Laryngoscope 121:1023-6. 2011..The purpose of this review was to characterize the typical patient presentation, clinical findings, and prognosis... - Vocal emergenciesAdam M Klein
Emory University School of Medicine, The Emory Voice Center, 550 Peachtree Street, 9th Floor, Suite 4400, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 40:1063-80, vii. 2007.... - Shortfalls of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery's Clinical practice guideline: Hoarseness (Dysphonia)Michael M Johns
Department of Otolaryngology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 143:175-7; discussion 175-80. 2010..Finally, problems with insufficient peer review and ineffective processes in the guideline's development are discussed... - Vocal fold hemorrhage observed during laryngoscopyJustin S Golub
Emory Voice Center, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA
Ear Nose Throat J 85:148. 2006 - Correlation of the Voice Handicap Index (VHI) and the Voice-Related Quality of Life Measure (V-RQOL)Carissa R Portone
Emory Voice Center, Department of Otolaryngology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, USA
J Voice 21:723-7. 2007..The VHI and V-RQOL are highly correlated; however, this study suggests that the two instruments are not interchangeable for individuals... - Prognostic accuracy of computed tomography findings for patients with laryngeal cancer undergoing laryngectomyJonathan J Beitler
Department of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, 1365 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30322 1013, USA
J Clin Oncol 28:2318-22. 2010..Our goal was to review the accuracy of preoperative computed tomography (CT) scanning in determining the necessity for initial laryngectomy for advanced laryngeal cancer... - Blinded evaluation of the effects of high definition and magnification on perceived image quality in laryngeal imagingKristen J Otto
Department of Otolaryngology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 115:110-3. 2006.... - Safety of simultaneous bilateral botulinum toxin injections for abductor spasmodic dysphoniaBenjamin C Stong
Department of Otolaryngology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 131:793-5. 2005..Prospective studies on vocal outcome measures are needed for simultaneous bilateral posterior cricoarytenoid muscle botulinum toxin injections to evaluate the efficacy of this technique... - Radiology quiz case 1. Diagnosis: tracheoceleRupali N Shah
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 133:724, 726. 2007 - Burnout in residents of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery: a national inquiry into the health of residency trainingJustin S Golub
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Acad Med 82:596-601. 2007..To characterize resident burnout on a national scale with a large sample size and to identify associated modifiable factors to minimize burnout and improve the quality of residency education... - Subglottic synechiaEzechiel Nehus
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA
Ear Nose Throat J 84:128. 2005 - Quality-of-life outcomes following laryngeal endoscopic surgery for non-neoplastic vocal fold lesionsMichael M Johns
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37212-3102, USA
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 113:597-601. 2004..Vocal fold scarring remains a difficult clinical problem with less favorable outcomes following surgical treatment in this patient set...