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cord-280078-jbwphya5	Bonati, Elena	Postoperative vocal fold dysfunction in covid-19 era: are we still in time for a recovery?	2020-08-09		.txt	text/plain	1048	49	45	The latest guidelines published by the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons in March 2020 recommend laryngeal examination in patients with known or suspected new recurrent laryngeal nerve dysfunction after thyroidectomy, for additional evaluation and possible treatment with a speech pathologist. According to the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, they assert that early referral (2-8 weeks post surgery) to a laryngologist, in combination with early intervention, results in superior voice outcomes, since the ideal time for vocal fold augmentation is <3 months after thyroidectomy [2] . Patients who underwent thyroid surgery from February 2020 and who had experienced a vocal fold disfunction (VFD) were unable to undergo a laryngoscopy nor, much less, a speech therapy, according to health measures necessary to contain the spread of the virus. COVID-19 pandemic: effects and evidence-based recommendations for otolaryngology and head and neck surgery practice	./cache/cord-280078-jbwphya5.txt	./txt/cord-280078-jbwphya5.txt