Patients with Laryngeal Disorders Who Undergone Microlaryngeal Surgery at The Dr. Soetomo General Hospital Surabaya

Objective: To describe laryngeal abnormalities undergoing microlaryngeal surgery (MLS).  Material and Methods: A retrospective analytical study by examining the central medical record and electronic medical record of patients with laryngeal disorders in the otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery (ORL-HNS) Outpatient Unit and the Teratai ORL-HNS Surgery Inpatient Care Unit at Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, Surabaya, from January 1 until December 31, 2019, utilizing the chi-square test followed by the Wald test.  Results: The number of patient visits from January 1 until December 31, 2019, amounted to 80 patients, most of whom were male and belonged to the 19-60 age group. The histopathology results of patients with neoplasms indicated moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma, while the same procedure applied to patients without neoplasms mainly indicated vocal nodules. In this case, the most used technique was a biopsy. Patients with smoking risk factors amounted to 38, while those without smoking risk factors amounted to 42.  Conclusion: MLS is used as a means of diagnosis and therapy, including cases of benign and malignant neoplasms.