Salvage transoral laser microsurgery for early local recurrence of glottic squamous cell cancer

Table 5 Comparison of Domains in Voice Handicap Index Affected by different surgical methods

Voice Handicap Index	TLM(n = 53)		OPL(n = 35)		P value
Voice Handicap Index	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	P value
Functional	9.83	5.08	14.86	5.49	< 0.001*
Physical	10.19	5.14	14.46	6.23	0.002*
Emotional	7.85	3.86	11.37	4.25	< 0.001*
Total scores	27.87	11.26	40.69	14.45	< 0.001*

TLM Transoral laser microsurgery, OPL Open partial laryngectomy
*These figures indicate statistical significance. The P values for differences were tested with the Mann Whitney U test

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