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Preliminary Assessment of Dynamic Voice CT in Post-Airway Reconstruction Patients.
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Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery [Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg] 2018 Sep; Vol. 159 (3), pp. 516-521. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 May 01. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Objectives To compare the ability of the dynamic voice computed tomography (CT) scan to characterize laryngeal function in airway reconstruction patients vs bedside endoscopic nasopharyngolaryngoscopy and videolaryngostroboscopy. Study Design Case series with chart review. Settings Pediatric tertiary care center. Subjects and Methods Retrospective case series of children and young adults with a history of complex airway surgeries with subsequent dysphonia. We analyzed clinical data for all patients who underwent an airway reconstruction procedure between January 1, 2010, and April 30, 2016, and also had a dynamic voice CT and bedside endoscopic exam during the same period. Results Twenty-four patients were analyzed (4 male, 20 female) with a mean age of 15.1 years (95% confidence interval [CI], 12.9-17.22). Patients had a mean of 2.2 airway surgeries (95% CI, 1.8-2.6), with 62.5% of them being open procedures. Laryngotracheoplasty with a cartilage graft was the most common procedure (40.0%). The pattern of laryngeal closure could be detected in all cases with the dynamic CT scan (n = 24/24, 100%) compared to 87.5% (21/24) with the standard endoscopic examination ( P = .04). The location of gap closure could be detected in all cases (24/24) with the dynamic voice CT while 20.8% (5/24 patients) could not be rated with standard endoscopy/stroboscopy ( P = .02). Dynamic voice CT was able to assess the vertical closure pattern of the glottis 100% (24/24) while it could be detected in 83.3% (20/24) cases with endoscopic study ( P = .04). Conclusion Dynamic voice CT shows promise as an additional tool for evaluation of patients with a history of complex airway procedures by providing complementary information.
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- Adolescent
Child
Cohort Studies
Confidence Intervals
Dysphonia etiology
Female
Humans
Male
Point-of-Care Testing
Plastic Surgery Procedures methods
Retrospective Studies
Sensitivity and Specificity
Stroboscopy methods
Tertiary Care Centers
Young Adult
Airway Obstruction surgery
Dysphonia diagnosis
Laryngoscopy methods
Plastic Surgery Procedures adverse effects
Tomography, X-Ray Computed methods
Voice Quality
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1097-6817
- Volume :
- 159
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 29712504
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599818767628