Laryngeal ultrasound to assess vocal fold paralysis in children

The purpose of this study was to assess the practicality and validity of laryngeal ultrasound to establish vocal fold movement in children with suspected vocal fold palsy. Fifty-five consecutive patients (age range three days to 12 years) with suspected vocal fold palsy underwent both laryngoscopy a...

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Published in:Journal of laryngology and otology 2004-06, Vol.118 (6), p.429-431
Main Authors: Vats, A., Worley, G. A., de Bruyn, R., Porter, H., Albert, D. M., Bailey, C. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
(RF) Otorhinolaryngology
Biological and medical sciences
Bronchoscopy - methods
Child
Child, Preschool
Endoscopy
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Laryngoscopy - methods
Larynx
Larynx - diagnostic imaging
Medical sciences
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Nervous system as a whole
Neurology
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Ultrasonography
Vocal Cord Paralysis - diagnostic imaging
Vocal Cords Paralysis
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to assess the practicality and validity of laryngeal ultrasound to establish vocal fold movement in children with suspected vocal fold palsy. Fifty-five consecutive patients (age range three days to 12 years) with suspected vocal fold palsy underwent both laryngoscopy and laryngeal ultrasound. Ultrasonographic findings correlated with endoscopic findings in 81.2 per cent of cases. This, however, rose to a concordance rate of 89.5 per cent in patients aged over 12 months. Laryngeal ultrasound is well-tolerated, safe and non-invasive and the authors feel that it is a useful adjunct to endoscopy in the diagnosis of vocal fold palsy.
ISSN:0022-2151
1748-5460
DOI:10.1258/002221504323219545