36-year-old female patient with hoarseness since childhood, successfully treated

On February 17, news from Thanh Vu Medic Bac Lieu General Hospital said that the hospital's doctors had just performed surgery and successfully treated a patient who had been hoarse since childhood due to chronic laryngitis and vocal cord polyps (cysts).

CTBT patient treated at Thanh Vu Medic Bac Lieu General Hospital

The patient is Ms. CTBT (36 years old, living in Ward 1, Nga Nam Town, Soc Trang ), admitted to the hospital on February 15. According to Ms. T., she has had a hoarse voice since she was a child, and thought it was normal so she did not seek treatment. During her work, she was often exposed to an environment with chemicals, so she suffered from chronic pharyngitis. She received treatment and took medicine for many years but it did not improve.

For about 4 months now, Ms. T. has noticed that her voice has become more hoarse and she has difficulty speaking, affecting her daily activities. Therefore, she decided to go to the hospital for treatment.

Doctor Nguyen Hong Tru, Head of the ENT Clinic, Thanh Vu Medic Bac Lieu General Hospital, said that through examination, the results of the imaging diagnosis showed that the patient had chronic laryngitis and polyps on the left vocal cord.

After consultation, the doctor prescribed microsurgery, cutting the vocal cord polyp through endoscopy, removing a polyp measuring 0.5 x 0.5 cm. The surgery took place within 20 minutes. Currently, the patient's health is completely stable, voice is clear, recovery is over 90%.

Dr. Tru recommends that vocal cord polyps can occur at any age, but are more common in adults. The cause is voice abuse, for occupational reasons or chronic laryngitis. If not treated completely, the disease will affect the quality of life. When patients detect abnormal symptoms such as: Hoarseness, loss of voice, shortness of breath, sore throat, prolonged sore throat, coughing up blood, etc., they should immediately go to a reputable medical facility for timely examination and treatment.

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