A prospective randomised controlled trial in one hundred and eleven patients to determine whether flexible nasendoscopic laryngoscopy is more comfortable for patients when performed above or below the inferior turbinate.
Department of Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery, Medway NHS Foundation Trust, Gillingham, Kent, UK. alikhalaf@doctors.org.uk
A K
AK
Mahrous
J R
JR
Tysome
J P
JP
Davis
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D020704:Laryngoscopes; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014420:Turbinates