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Manuel Patricio Rodriguez Garcia (1805-1906): The ‘inventor of the laryngoscope’ and world-renowned singing teacher
Paris was the birthplace of the laryngoscope, invented by Manuel Garcia. As we are in Paris for IFOS 2017, Neil Weir tells us about this fascinating man, who travelled the world and was a renowned singer and laryngologist. Manuel Patricio...
Is flexible nasendoscopy really aerosol generating?
7 January 2021
| Bhav Patel
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ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
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Flexible laryngoscopy, aerosol-generating procedures, droplet quantification, optical particle sizer, rigid laryngoscopy
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the safety of office-based laryngoscopy has been a source of considerable concern, speculation and debate. Flexible nasendoscopy is a key diagnostic tool in the assessment of the ENT patient, however most healthcare providers consider this to...
Laryngeal endoscopies
6 November 2024
| Olivia Kenyon, Jerocin Vishani Loyala
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ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
Here, the authors provide some great tips for performing a successful microlaryngoscopy which should be of benefit to those learning this very common procedure. In this article, we will discuss tips for performing a microlaryngoscopy, and different laryngoscopes used to...
Visual distraction helps patients tolerate flexible laryngoscopy
1 May 2019
| Madhup K Chaurasia
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ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
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Laryngoscopy, Otolaryngology, Pain
With the arrival of flexible fibreoptic laryngoscope some 35 years ago, the examination of the laryngopharynx has become remarkably easier and saves immense time and costs since the days of mirror examination when this examination was not truly satisfactory in...
Should we do oesophagoscopy during panendoscopy?
1 July 2017
| Gentle Wong
Panendoscopy entails a complete evaluation of the upper aerodigestive tract, and consists of oral inspection, direct laryngoscopy, bronchoscopy, oesophagoscopy, or some combination of these procedures. Despite many advances in imaging over the years, a skilled surgeon’s eyes remain superior in...
Outcomes of office-based biopsies for laryngopharyngeal carcinoma – faster diagnoses and equivalent oncological outcomes as compared to biopsies under general anaesthesia
7 January 2025
| Christopher Burgess
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ENTA - Head & Neck
Patients in the UK with head and neck cancers are the most likely to face long waits to treatment in comparison to other cancer sites, with only just over half commencing treatment within 62 days of being referred on a...
Upper airway endoscopy: achieving a balanced service whilst minimising the conflict of sustainability
Nasal endoscopes present a unique challenge in balancing sustainability and practicality. Both disposable and reusable scopes may have distinct roles in modern practice. Flexible endoscopy of the upper aerodigestive tract is an essential technique that facilitates detailed assessment of the...
What is the relationship between swallowing difficulties and underlying mental health issues?
4 July 2024
| Gemma Clunie
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ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
People living with dysphagia often experience mental health difficulties. This study aimed to identify whether pre-existing anxiety and depression impacted patient scores on a patient-reported swallowing outcome measure, the Eating Assessment Tool (EAT-10) where a score of ≥3 is indicative...
Reflected glory: the race to claim the laryngeal mirror
8 January 2024
| Wolf Lűbbers
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ENTA - ENT
“None of today’s young doctors can start to imagine the feeling of professional helplessness and despair that prevailed before the invention of the laryngeal mirror. Thousands of people died, whom we were not able to help, or even bring relief...
History of innovation in ENT
2 November 2020
| Neil Weir
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ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
Innovation seems to have been in the strapline of every meeting, conference and course for the last few years. You would be forgiven for thinking it is a new a concept, but as Neil Weir beautifully details, innovation has been...
In-office KTP laser excision of a vocal process granuloma
1 July 2016
| Christopher Burgess
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Dysphonia, In-office surgery, KTP laser, Vocal process granuloma
The KTP laser is increasingly being used in an outpatient setting – particularly in North America – to treat various laryngeal pathologies including papillomas, leukoplakia, dysplasia and vascular lesions. This article reports the use of the KTP laser in the...
Patient positioning for transnasal flexible laryngoscopy
9 September 2020
| Christopher Burgess
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ENTA - Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice
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Endoscopy, Neutral position, Simple head extension, Sniffing, Transnasal flexible laryngoscopy
The position of a patient’s head during flexible nasendoscopy to visualise the larynx does not usually require much consideration – adequate views are almost always obtained with a patient sitting in a neutral position. Occasionally however, there will be patients...
