Objective: Postoperative hoarseness is the major complication after enucleation of vagus nerve schwannoma. To improve the function of phonation, we compared the incidents of hoarseness after 2 different incisions of the tumor capsule after enucleation of schwannoma of the cervical vagus nerve.
Design: Cross-sectional study using self-administered questionnaire data and medical chart review.
Setting: Tertiary cancer referral center.