Diagnosis of Laryngomalacia by Fiberoptic Endoscopy.

The article focuses on a study that compared the two techniques, which are the awake and the anesthesia, for diagnosing laryngomalacia with fiberoptic flexible laryngoscopy (FFL). Results showed that the diagnosis of laryngomalacia with FFL is more accurate using anesthesia. In addition, results indicated that the awake technique is appropriate only for screening or for patients with mild laryngomalacia.