Director, Center for the Care of the Professional Voice, 980 Westfall Road, Rochester, NY 14618, USA.
Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2022 Aug;55(4):757-765. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2022.04.011. Epub 2022 Jun 23.
A description of pitch reduction thyroplasty has been around for decades, primarily used for high-pitched voice disorders in cisgendered men. Currently, the application of an Isshiki type III thyroplasty and its modifications is mainly used in transgendered men who fail to achieve sufficient pitch reduction from speech therapy and masculinizing gender-affirming hormone therapy. The current state of the procedure with a description of commonly used modifications is reviewed.
关于音调降低甲状成形术的描述已经存在了几十年,主要用于顺性别男性的高音调嗓音障碍。目前,Isshiki Ⅲ型甲状成形术及其改良术主要应用于那些未能通过言语治疗和男性化性别肯定激素治疗实现足够音调降低的跨性别男性。本文回顾了该手术的现状,并描述了常用的改良方法。