Office-Based Procedures for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Laryngeal Pathology.

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Office-Based Procedures for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Laryngeal Pathology.

J Voice. 2017 Sep 18;:

Authors: Wellenstein DJ, Schutte HW, Takes RP, Honings J, Marres HAM, Burns JA, van den Broek GB

Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Since the development of distal chip endoscopes with a working channel, diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities in the outpatient clinic in the management of laryngeal pathology have increased. Which of these office-based procedures are currently available, and their clinical indications and possible advantages, remains unclear.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: Review of literature on office-based procedures in laryngology and head and neck oncology.
RESULTS: Flexible endoscopic biopsy (FEB), vocal cord injection, and laser surgery are well-established office-based procedures that can be performed under topical anesthesia. These procedures demonstrate good patient tolerability and multiple advantages.
CONCLUSION: Office-based procedures under topical anesthesia are currently an established method in the management of laryngeal pathology. These procedures offer medical and economic advantages compared with operating room-performed procedures. Furthermore, office-based procedures enhance the speed and timing of the diagnostic and therapeutic process.

PMID: 28935210 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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