Abstract:Objective To compare the surgical effects of carbon dioxide laser and conventional cold instruments in the removal of benign vocal cord lesions.Methods A total of 200 patients with benign vocal cord lesions who were treated in People's Hospital of Huili City and Sichuan Cancer Hospital from December 2017 to December 2020 were selected and divided into group A (100 cases) and group B (100 cases) according to double-blind method. Group A was treated with conventional cold instrument therapy, and group B was treated with carbon dioxide laser ablation. Video stroboscopic, acoustic analysis and VHI(voice handicap index,VHI) were used to evaluate each group after operation.Results There was no significant difference in the distribution of nodules, polyps, cysts and leukoplakia between the two groups (P>0.05). The flicker noise, voice jitter, and fundamental frequency of the two groups at 3 months after surgery were all lower than those before surgery, and the maximum vocalization time at 3 months after surgery was longer than that before surgery. However, there was no significant difference in flicker noise, voice jitter, fundamental frequency, and maximum vocalization time between the two groups preoperative and postoperative 3 months (P>0.05). The physical, functional, emotional and total of the VHI of patients postoperative 3 months were all lower than those preoperative, but the difference was not statistically significant between the two groups (P>0.05).Conclusion Both surgical techniques have good results in treating benign vocal cord lesions, but each has its advantages and disadvantages.