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BACKGROUND: Most case reports on laryngeal granuloma formation have described patients after tracheotomy and single-lumen endotracheal intubation. Few studies have investigated vocal cord granuloma formation after double-lumen endotracheal (DLT) intubation. CASE SUMMARY: We report granulation tissue formation on the bilateral vocal cords after DLT intubation in a 45-year-old, 153-cm-tall female patient. Previous imaging reports showed no formation of vocal cord granuloma before DLT intubation...

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to assess the role of oropharingoesophageal scintigraphy (OPES) in the management of neurological patients, investigating the clinical value of semiquantitative analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We enrolled 39 neurological patients clinically evaluated and scored according to the Dysphagia Outcome Severity Scale (DOSS) scale who underwent fibrolaryngoscopic swallowing examination (FEES) and OPES using a 99mTc-nanocolloid-radioblabelled semiliquid bolus...

INTRODUCTION: The main objective of this study is to estimate the prevalence of persistent dysphonia in hospitalised COVID-19 patients. METHODS: Data were collected from those COVID-19 patients who, during the months of March to April 2020, were hospitalised in ward or intensive care unit at the University Hospital of Fuenlabrada. Patients with dysphonia prior to SARS-CoV-2 were excluded. Informed consent was obtained orally by a telephone call, as well as clinical and epidemiological data...

OBJECTIVE: Unilateral vocal fold paralysis (UVFP) can be caused by iatrogenic injury or tumor-induced damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve. Studies of comprehensive rehabilitation therapies for patients suffering from severe UVFP are limited. The purpose of this case report is to describe an improvement in complete aphonia after comprehensive rehabilitation therapies in a patient with severe UVFP due to a lung tumor. METHODS: An 81-year-old woman with a history of bronchial adenoma had complete aphonia due to compression of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve by the tumor...

Objective: To explore and analyze the clinical characteristics, diagnosis and treatment of infant hairy polyp. Methods: A retrospective analysis was made on 13 cases of hairy polyp confirmed by pathology, who were admitted to the Children's Hospital of Hebei Province from January 2010 to September 2019, including 4 males and 9 females, with a male-female ratio of 1∶2.25. The age ranged from 3 hours to 1 year, and the median age was 1 month. Twelve of the 13 children were found to have difficulty breathing or feeding...

Objective: To explore the feasibility and effectiveness of medialization thyroplasty for the treatment of unilateral vocal fold immobility （UVFI）. Method: Eight UVFI patients were performed medialization thyroplasty under local anesthesia. We made a window in the thyroid cartilage under local anesthesia, then insert the preformed silicone implant. The paralyzed vocal fold was medialized to make the glottis closed. Fibrolaryngoscope video recording, subjective voice analysis and CT thin slice scan of larynx were done before and after surgery to evaluate closure of vocal cords, improvement of voice and position of implantation...

Objective: To discuss the diagnosis and evaluation of upper airway obstruction in neonates, classify the possible causes of neonatal upper airway obstruction, establish a standardized diagnosis and treatment procedure to improve the of treatment efficacy. Method: Clinical data of 71 cases with upper airway obstruction history were retrospective analyzed, 38 cases were treated by combined medical and surgical treatment, 17 cases underwent medical treatment, 16 cases abandonment the treatment. The effectiveness of fibrolaryngoscope, CT, neck ultrasound, MRI and other results was evaluated, and to analyze the prognosis of the treatment, the outcomes and risk factors were also analysed, to evaluate risk factors associated with upper airway obstruction...

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OBJECTIVES: Medialization thyroplasty is an accepted method for improving non-compensated unilateral vocal cord palsy. Most surgeons decide the depth of penetration of the prosthesis by monitoring the voice changes in the patient during the surgical procedure. General anesthesia with intubation is incompatible with this procedure. Sedation is recommended. In this study we want to objectivize and quantify the influence of sedation and position on voice in order to know if this anesthetic procedure is justified in medialization thyroplasties...

A prospective randomized controlled study was conducted to investigate the effect of balloon catheter dilation technology combined with a fibrolaryngoscope in the treatment of a maxillary sinus cyst. The clinical data of 14 cases (19 maxillary sinuses) with balloon catheter dilation technology combined with a fibrolaryngoscope to remove sinus cysts (balloon group) and 16 cases (23 maxillary sinuses) with conventional nasal endoscopic sinus surgery to remove sinus cysts (conventional group) were analyzed. All cases have completed the preoperative and postoperative SNOT-20, nasal endoscopy and coronal sinus CT scan...

OBJECTIVE: Pre-hospital care, emergency department and critical care medicine are the key components of emergency medical service system. Two investigations about the pediatric critical care medicine in China mainland showed great progress. In recent years, most hospitals in China mainland have established emergency department, hardware configuration and staff status were gradually standardized. But most of the emergency departments mainly provide service to adult patients and pediatric emergency medicine lags behind...

A 30-year-old woman presented with a painless left upper neck swelling for more than a week. Fibrolaryngoscope examination suggested nasopharyngeal carcinoma. FDG PET/CT was performed for an initial staging, which revealed intense activity in the soft tissue mass in the nasopharynx and cervical lymph nodes. However, biopsy from the nasopharyngeal lesion demonstrated tuberculosis.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of operation on Benign thyroid nodules with hoarseness as primary symptom. METHOD: Twelve patients were underwent the operation of subtotal thyroidectomy and exposing of recurrent laryngeal nerve. We evaluating the effect by fibrolaryngoscope and voice acoustic analysis before and after operation. RESULT: All the 12 patients underwent surgery successfully. The hoarseness improved obviously and vocal cords were reactivate...

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the feasibility and safety of lingual tonsil excision by endoscopic assisted coblation. METHOD: Twenty seven cases with lingual tonsil hypertrophy were recruited in this study. Preoperative fibrolaryngoscope and CT and (or) MRI examination of the base of the tongue, lingual tonsil was removed by 70 degrees nasal endoscopy-assisted plasma radiofrequency after nasotracheal intubation. The tongue wound healing and post-operative bleeding were observed after operation, the advantages of the endoscopic-assisted plasma radiofrequency on lingual tonsil removal were analyzed, and its feasibility and safety were summarized...

OBJECTIVE: Laryngomalacia is the most common cause for stridor in neonate and infant. Our study aims at assessing the outcome of surgical management in patients diagnosed by fibrolaryngoscope as congenital Iaryngomalacia. METHOD: Retrospective study of 16 patients undergoing surgery for severe laryngomalacia. The patients' symptoms, associated medical conditions and surgical management were recorded. RESULT: Stridor and feeding difficulty were observed in 16 patients on admission, while dyspnea was found in 11 patients...

The patient presented with dry cough, lending, fever and progressive dyspnea for two weeks. The patient had a prior respiratory infection history and the symptoms were not obvious, Early X-ray showed lung infection. Under the fibrolaryngoscope, the lingual surfaces of the epiglottis, epiglottic vallecula, and bilateral vocal cords were covered by yellow pseudomembrane. The motion of vocal cords was normal with poor glottic closure, and no ulcer was noted. Endotracheal mucosa was swelling and congested with an uneven surface, and purulent discharge and pseudomembrane was formed...

OBJECTIVE: Current methods of measuring pharyngeal pH are problematic. The aim of the study was to assess the ability of the oropharyngeal pH monitoring (Restech) in predicting the response to proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease-related laryngopharyngeal symptoms. STUDY DESIGN: The study design is prospective and uncontrolled. METHODS: Twenty-two consecutive naive patients with chronic laryngeal symptoms were enrolled...

OBJECTIVE: The current methods of management of tracheal stenosis have disadvantages and are controversial, therefore ideal experimental animal models for the further studies are required. The aim of this study was to establish a new model of canine tracheal stenosis by radiofrequency cauterization. METHODS: The tracheal cartilage ring was injured by radiofrequency at the level of the sixth tracheal ring in 12 mongrel dogs. A fibrolaryngoscope was used to guide the procedure...

The objective of the present study was to analyse results of fibrolaryngoscopic examination of pretumorous and tumorous laryngeal structures in 75 patients aged from 17 to 78 years who underwent repeated laryngeal biopsies to confirm suspected diagnosis of cancer. Vital staining of affected mucosal areas with a 1% methylene blue solution was used for the purpose. It was found that malignant tumours coloured violet as they readily absorbed the dye while its fixation by dysplastic tissue produced all shades of blue depending on the degree of dysplasia...