“…On the other hand, Rieger et al [6] concluded that there were no significant differences between the two methods in the overall incidence of PST, evaluated by a number of symptoms (continuous throat pain, dysphonia, dysphagia, and pharyngeal dryness) and severity in adult patients. Splinter et al [7] also showed that the overall incidence of PST on the first postoperative day was not significantly different between LMA and TT groups in children aged 3 to 12 years. To our knowledge, however, no reports have mentioned that the TT is superior to the LMA for airway management during surgery in regard to PST.…”