Abstract
Conley's glottic reconstruction was used in five patients with unilateral and one patient with bilateral glottic laryngeal cancer, and voice and phonation were examined after surgery.
The voice of patients operated on unilaterally were very hoarse soon after surgery, but the voice became less hoarse about three weeks after surgery as edema of the reconstructed golttis decreased. Phonation was satisfactory, also.
On the other hand, in a patient operated on bilaterally, extreme hoarseness continued for a long time, but the voice improved about six months after surgery as the surface of the reconstructed glottis became soft. Phonation became nearly normal, too.
The cause of hoarseness after Conley's glottic reconstruction and its advantages over other treatments such as irradiation are discussed.
