Last Updated on 10 October 2007.

Sulcus Vocalis.

• Sulcus Vocalis - (e-medicine).
  - Article by John Schweinfurth, MD and Robert Ossoff, MD. Very good article with a comprehensive overview about diagnosis and management of Sulcus vocalis.
• Bilateral sulcus vocalis. - The Free Library by Farlex.
  - A small article about Bilateral sulcus vocalis without pictues and Ford et al's classfication of types of Sulcus Vocalis is explained.
• Sulcus vocalis concealed by a hemorrhagic polyp by Steven Bielamowicz and   Vicente Villagomez.
  - A Brief Article at Findarticles.com - a case presenation which describes diagnosis and management of a case of Sulcus vocalis concealed by a hemorrhagic polyp.
• Vocal fold polyp, scar, and sulcus vocalis by Robert T. Sataloff et al.
  - A Brief case presentation at Findarticles.com, which details a specific problem and solution.
• Role Of Thyroplasty In The Management Of Sulcus Vocalis by Tolga Kandogan and Ozuer Mehmet.
  - In this study, thyroplasty results of 6 patients were discussed from two different perspectives; from the patients' point of view and according to computerized voice analysis outcomes.
• The pediculated flap technique to sulcus vocalis repairing by Marcos Grellet et al.,
  - Full article in Portugese with Good pictures.
• Sulcus vocalis By Dr. T. Balasubramanian M.S. D.L.O.
  - A nice article with good pictures. A must see.
• Autogenous Fat Injection for Sulcus Vocalis. TAMURA ETSUYO et al.,
  - Japanese article. English abstract Available. Authors conlcude by saying, "Although we attained moderate improvement of phonation by autogenous fat injection, we conclude that resectioning of the sulcus and use of Tranilast as a direct approach for treating the sulcus itself might contribute to greater voice improvement".
• A 10-Year Retrospective Study of Sulcus Vocalis, by TAKEUCHI SATOSHI et al.,
  - Japanese article. English abstract Available. A retrospective review of 105 patients with sulcus vocalis seen at the Department of Otolaryngology, University of Tokyo Hospital in the 10 years from 1992 to 2001 was carried out in order to gain the etiology, clinical aspects, treatments and results.
• Sulcus Vocalis - Pictures. The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary.
  - Nice clinical laryngoscopic pictures. Sulcus vocalis is a special case of scarring in which the superficial lamina propria (or "ball-bearing layer") is absent over the length of the vocal fold. The reason for this is unclear. Theories include a genetic or developmental cause. There appears to be a higher incidence in certain ethnic groups. 
• Three-dimensional Characteristics of the Larynx With Immobile Vocal Fold, Eiji Yumoto, MD et al., Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.
  - Full article: Retrospective study To evaluate the 3-dimensional (3-D) characteristics of the laryngeal lumen in patients with unilateral vocal fold immobility (UVFI) during phonation with the aid of multislice helical computed tomography (MSHCT). The authors conclude that, the combination of 3-D endoscopy with coronal multiplanar reconstruction images enables description of the 3-D characteristics of the unilaterally immobile larynx and supplements videostroboscopic findings exemplified by differences in vertical position and thickness between the vocal folds.
• Sulcus vocalis - Diagnosis management. A Lagier et al.,
  - PDF article with good line diagrams and clinical laryngoscopic pictures in French!
• Sulcus vocalis and other vocal disorders in Voice guide. National Center for Voice and Speech, USA.
  - A good book in PDF format with chapters on various laryngeal disorders.
• Surgical technique for treatment of sulcus vocalis. Acta ORL.
  - A PDF article in Spanish.

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