Abstract
Vocal nodules were found in 82% of children complaining of hoarseness, and conservative treatment was unsuccessful in 66% of them.
Surgical treatment which has been thought as contraindication for treatment of vocal nodules in children was performed on 70 cases with the microlaryngoscopic technique.
Postoperative recovery of voice was achiewed in 72% of the children.
The author believed that microlaryngoscopic removal of vocal nodules in children was the safest and the most reliable treatment of choice. Pre-and postoperative results of phonatory functions and pathohistological findings were described and discussed.
