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Comparative Study
. 2008 Nov-Dec;74(6):869-875.
doi: 10.1016/S1808-8694(15)30147-6.

Comparison between telelaryngoscopy and suspension laryngoscopy in the diagnosis of benign vocal fold lesions

José Arruda Mendes Neto  1 , Bruno Resende Pinna  2 , José Caporrino Neto  3 , José Eduardo de Sá Pedroso  3
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Comparative Study

Comparison between telelaryngoscopy and suspension laryngoscopy in the diagnosis of benign vocal fold lesions

José Arruda Mendes Neto et al. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2008 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

Proper diagnosis of laryngeal benign lesions still brings doubts among experienced laryngologists, despite current diagnostic progress.

Aim: The goal of this study was to compare telelaryngoscopy (preoperative) with suspension laryngoscopy (intraoperative) on the diagnosis of vocal fold benign lesions.

Materials and methods: We carried out a restrospective study analyzing 79 charts from patients followed up in a University Hospital. In all the charts there was at least diagnostic hypothesis suggested by telelaryngoscopy, which was later on compared to intraoperative findings of suspension laryngoscopy.

Results: Almost two-thirds of the patients were females, with ages varying between 12 and 66 years (mean of 37 years). Of the 79 patients studied, we diagnosed 95 lesions with telelaryngoscopy and 124 with suspension laryngoscopy. The most frequently found benign lesion was the vocal polyp in both methods. In 64.5% of the cases the diagnosis of the lesions in the outpatient ward was the same as those in the surgical findings.

Conclusion: Laryngologists must be prepared to alter their surgical planning and treatment approaches because of diagnostic changes that may happen during surgery.

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Figures

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Figure 1
Vocal sulcus.
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Figure 2
Epidermoid cyst.
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Figure 3
Mucosal bridge.
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Figure 4
Laryngeal micro diaphragm.
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Figure 5
Vascular dysgenesis.
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Chart 1
Distribution in absolute numbers of gender by age range in years (n=79 patients).
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Chart 2
Distribution in absolute number of diagnosis before (n=95) and after SL (n=124).
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