Medicina Fluminensis, Vol. 48 No. 2, 2012.
Short communication, Note
High Resolution Close-up Laringoscopy in Diagnosis of Vocal Folds Defects
Tatjana Šepić
; Clinics for Otorinolaringology and Head and Neck Surgery, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Rijeka
Radan Starčević
; Clinics for Otorinolaringology and Head and Neck Surgery, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Rijeka
Ivan Šoša
; Department of Forensic Medicine and Criminalistics, Faculty of medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka
Ines Strenja-Linić
; Clinics for Neurology, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Rijeka
Aron Grubešić
orcid.org/0000-0002-8522-9693
; Institution for emergency medicine Rijeka, Rijeka
Abstract
Aim: Our aim is to underline the superiority of Wolf endocam among other high resolution close-up laryngoscopy devices. We use a camera made by Richard Wolf GmbH (Knittlingen, Germany). High-Speed Endocam 5562 was constructed specifically for laryngoscopy, so it is equipped with an automatic focus. Case report: Patient whom we present is a 58-years old female who displayed throat discomfort and harsh voice for nearly a month. Her medical history was unremarkable except for the cervical spine tenderness. When examined with High-Speed Endocam 5562, vocal fold hematoma became visible. Discussion: So far, we have found various anatomical variations with or without epithelial damage. High resolution laryngoscopy shows a better and more objective view of vocal fold defects with no room for speculation based on subjective observation of obvious defects. With the use of Wolf endocamera precise positions are determined and accurate treatment can be achieved, also choosing a suitable approach. When surgical treatment is indicated, this imagining improves preoperative understanding of the problem, subsequently increasing the odds of success. Conclusion: Once handled by an experienced physician, up to 20 patients can be examined each day. Examination is performed quickly and without the need for local anesthesia. Endocamera offers reliability and objectivity as findings may be recorded and reviewed when necessary. This enables treating the patients adequately as making a fully informed decision is significantly upgraded by superior visual documentation of local condition.
Keywords
endoscopic camera; high resolution close-up laryngoscopy; vocal folds
Hrčak ID:
84200
URI
Publication date:
4.6.2012.
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