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To evaluate the effectiveness of early and supplemental injection laryngoplasty in restoring voice quality following recurrent laryngeal nerve transection.

March 13, 2026The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical SciencesOpen Access

Optimizing Voice Outcomes After Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Transection: The Role of Early and Supplemental Injection Laryngoplast

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LCLax ChanUniversità degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”HTHsin‐Yi TsengKaohsiung Medical University CWChe‐Wei WuKaohsiung Medical University

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Case report demonstrates the effectiveness of early injection laryngoplasty for improving voice outcomes post-surgery, indicating potential benefits for patients with vocal fold paralysis.

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To evaluate the effectiveness of early and supplemental injection laryngoplasty in restoring voice quality following recurrent laryngeal nerve transection.
Conducted a case study of a patient with vocal fold paralysis due to RLN transection.
Administered early injection laryngoplasty using hyaluronic acid two weeks post-surgery.
Performed supplemental injection laryngoplasty five months after the initial injection due to worsening symptoms.
Early injection laryngoplasty resulted in immediate but temporary voice improvement.
Supplemental injection indicated marked subjective voice quality improvement one month post-procedure.
Patient maintained stable voice quality for one year after the supplemental injection.

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Chan et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b3ab0002a1e69014ccbaf6 https://doi.org/10.1002/kjm2.70185

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Case report demonstrates the effectiveness of early injection laryngoplasty for improving voice outcomes post-surgery, indicating potential benefits for patients with vocal fold paralysis.

Optimizing Voice Outcomes After Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Transection: The Role of Early and Supplemental Injection Laryngoplast

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Optimizing Voice Outcomes After Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Transection: The Role of Early and Supplemental Injection Laryngoplast

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