Abstract:Objective To study the clinical characteristics of ventricular bands dysphonia and the reasons for misdiagnosis. Methods The clinical data of 10 patients suffering from ventricular bands dysphonia which was misdiagnosed as other diseases was analyzed retrospectively. Results Eight cases of compensatory type were misdiagnosed as chorditis, chronic laryngitis and two of hypertrophic type were misdiagnosed as chronic laryngitis and vocal polyp. Ventricular bands dysphonia in all cases disappeared after various therapeutic measures including voice therapy, surgical and drug treatment. Conclusion The clinical manifestations of ventricular bands dysphonia are untypical. It can easily be misdiagnosed as other voice diseases. Meticulous voice assessment, and laryngeal videostroboscopy should be considered.
