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Original Study
Abstract
Introduction : Upper airway obstruction is a continuous challenge in diagnosis especially if surgical intervention is required. [1-2-3-4-5] Virtual laryngoscopy (VL) is a technique for creating computer simulations of anatomy from radiological image data and viewing those simulations in a way that is analogous to conventional endoscope. [6] Aim of the work : The aim of this work was to evaluate the results of surgical reconstruction and to compare the findings with virtual laryngoscopy (VL) and conventional endosco-py in diagnosis of upper air way obstruction. Patients and methods: A prospective study was done at Mansoura University Hospitals at Departments of Otolaryngology and Cardiothoracic surgery, on thirty two patients with an age range of 14-72 years. Results : Patients presented with upper airway obstruction, 15 cases of laryngeotracheal trauma, advanced laryngeal carcinoma (10 patients), 2 patients of cervical tracheal carcinoma, and granulomatous lesions (5 patients). Fiberoptic and rigid endoscopy were attempted in all patients. Biopsy was done for 28 patients to confirm diagnosis. Spiral CT was performed with slice thickness 2 mm, pitch 1.2 mm, and reconstruction .interval 1.5
Recommended Citation
Rizk, Nabil; Hamza, Usama; Abd Elrazk, Ahmd A.; and El-Hashash, Dina
(2004)
"LARYNGO-TRACHEAL OBSTRUCTION : RESULTS OF SURGICAL TECHNIQUE AND ROLE OF VIRTUAL ENDOSCOPY IN PATIENT EVALUATION,"
Mansoura Medical Journal: Vol. 33
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Iss.
1
, Article 14.
Available at:
https://doi.org/10.21608/mjmu.2004.127451
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