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Functional voice disorders and their occurrence in 100 patients of hoarseness as seen on fibreoptic laryngoscopy

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During a six month period, one hundred patients presenting with the primary complaint of hoarseness, in the out- patients department of otolaryngology at Safdarjung Hospital New Delhi were taken up fot the study Fach patient after being subjected to a detailed history- taking and examination, including a Fibreoptic Laryngoscopy was then put into one of ten categories on the basis of the ultimate diagnosis Functional voice disorders, forming the largest category with 51%, included lesions such as vocal nodules and polyps, which are secondary to vocal abuse A detailed study of the various types of functional voice disorders along with factors such as male female ratio and associated contributory factors was done the efficacy of the Fibreoptic laryngoscope as a diagnostic tool was also assessed

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi

    Kadambari Batra, Gul Motwani & P. C. Sagar

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Batra, K., Motwani, G. & Sagar, P.C. Functional voice disorders and their occurrence in 100 patients of hoarseness as seen on fibreoptic laryngoscopy. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 56, 91–95 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02974305

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