a Record control number WOS:000347292000019

a ISSN 0937-4477

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number WV100

b Item number .V53 2015

a Personal name Akbulut, Sevtap.

a Title Videolaryngostroboscopy versus microlaryngoscopy for the diagnosis of benign vocal cord lesions: a prospective clinical study

h Medium Electronic Document

c Statement of responsibility, etc Sevtap Akbulut, Hande Altintas, Haldun Oguz,

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc SPRINGER,

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2015.

a Summary, etc The aim of this study is to prospectively compare rigid videolaryngostroboscopy with microlaryngoscopy for the diagnosis of benign vocal cord lesions. Eighty-five adult patients with benign vocal cord lesions were evaluated with videolaryngostroboscopy and later underwent microlaryngoscopy. During microlaryngoscopy, systematic examination of the glottis was conducted, including careful inspection and meticulous palpation of the vocal cords from anterior commissure to arytenoids. Preoperative and intraoperative diagnoses were analyzed. One hundred and forty-one lesions were diagnosed preoperatively with rigid videolaryngostroboscopy in 85 patients. Microlaryngoscopy revealed a total of 199 lesions in these patients, demonstrating a 41.1 % higher diagnostic yield. Forty-five (77.6 %) of the 58 additional lesions involved structural abnormalities, including sulcus vocalis, microwebs, vascular ectasia, mucosal bridges, and anterior web. The preoperative diagnosis was consistent with the postoperative diagnosis in only 29 patients (34.2 %). For the rest of the patients (n = 56, 65.8 %), the preoperative diagnosis was either changed, or new lesions were identified during microlaryngoscopy. Intraoperative diagnosis of benign vocal cord lesions differs significantly from preoperative diagnosis, regarding both the type and number of lesions present. A large proportion of patients diagnosed with videolaryngostroboscopy have additional lesions, particularly structural abnormalities. Precise inspection and palpation of vocal cords are thus essential during microlaryngoscopy.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Makale

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Microlaryngoscopy;

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Near East University Article

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Laryngeal Diseases

a Personal name Altintas, Hande.

a Main entry heading European Archives Of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

h Physical description Jan 2015, vol .272 Issue:1 p.131-136

x International Standard Serial Number 09374477

u Uniform Resource Identifier http://library.neu.edu.tr:2048/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00405-014-3181-5