Role of the 30 degrees telescope in evaluation of laryngeal masses during direct laryngoscopy.
Visualization of enlarged laryngeal lesions is the most important factor in choosing a surgical technique, especially for partial surgery. For this reason standard microlaryngoscopy, a computed tomography (CT) scan of the larynx, and 30 degrees telescopic microlaryngoscopy were compared during evaluation of the laryngeal ventricul and sub-glottic area. The histopatholgoical findings of the specimens collected under each modality were simultaneously compared. Comparison of the histopathological findings, which corresponded to inspection with the 30 degrees telescopic method, was more significant than with the use of standard microlaryngoscopy or the CT scan. The aim of the current study therefore was to determine the importance of the 30 degrees telescopic microlaryngoscopic method for the evaluation of the laryngeal ventricle and subglottic area.
Sanli
Arif
A
Kartal Education and Research Hospital, 2nd Department of ENT, Istanbul, Turkey.
Celebi
Ozlem
O
Eken
Mehmet
M
Oktay
Alev
A
Aydin
Sedat
S
Ayduran
Emin
E
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D007830:Larynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014743:Videotape Recording