Teaching Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy

Diseases of the Nose, Throat and Ear, Including Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy

Transnasal esophagoscopy.

Since the mid 1900s, esophagoscopy has been performed under sedation or general anesthesia. With transnasal esophagoscopy (TNE), there has been a return to awake, in-office esophagoscopy. Technologic advances have allowed the advent of a ultrathin, flexible esophagoscope that is introduced transnasally, allowing esophagoscopy to be performed in unsedated patients. TNE correlates with convention...

Association between hospital case volume and the use of bronchoscopy and esophagoscopy during head and neck cancer diagnostic evaluation.

BACKGROUND There are no clinical guidelines on best practices for the use of bronchoscopy and esophagoscopy in diagnosing head and neck cancer. This retrospective cohort study examined variation in the use of bronchoscopy and esophagoscopy across hospitals in Michigan. METHODS A total of 17,828 patients were identified with head and neck cancer in the 2006 to 2010 Michigan State Ambulatory Su...

Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy in the teaching hospital. Yield and complications.

We have prospectively analyzed the accuracy of and the rate of complications in 205 consecutive flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopic procedures, as performed us the setting of a teaching hospital. The objectives of the procedure were achieved in 89 percent of the cases, but the yield varied widely among 12 diagnostic and therapeutic subgroups. Except in the case of the peripheral nodule, a maligna...

Videolaryngoscopy for teaching and supervising rigid bronchoscopy in paediatric patients

Impiego della videolaringoscopia per l'insegnamento e la supervisione della broncoscopia rigida in pazienti pediatrici Dear Editor, Rigid bronchoscopy is frequently used by otolaryngolo-gists to evaluate the trachea and bronchi in paediatric patients. Bronchoscopes are introduced through vocal cords under direct vision laryngoscopy 1. Poor glottic exposure leads to multiple intubation attempts ...