Subjective Voice Assessment after Endoscopic Surgery for an Obstructive Reinke Edema Using Voice Handicap Index

Table 3

Reinke’s edema classification, Yonekawa scale.

Stages	Location and extension of edema of vocal folds	Vocal folds adhesion during respiratory phase
Stage 1	Superior surface	None
Stage 2	More advanced edema of superior surface	Anterior parts of the vocal folds free edges
Stage 3	Severe swelling along the entire surface	Respiratory surface limited to posterior part of the glottis