Vocal cord biopsy under local anesthesia, with flexible bronchoscope as an outpatient procedure, by "inside-out" technique.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pulmonologists commonly need to take biopsies of laryngeal lesions, either found incidentally while doing bronchoscopy for other indications or while investigating patients for hoarseness of voice and cough. Biopsy of laryngeal lesions has been conventionally done under general anesthesia to provide adequate samples and minimize risks and patient discomfort. Of late, these biopsies have been done as outpatient procedures, by flexible endoscopes, under local anesthesia. However, vocal cord biopsies are often challenging due to poor patient compliance. We have tested an innovative method, which we have called the "inside-out" method, to circumvent this problem.

Objectives

We aimed to analyze the feasibility, yield, and the safety of the "inside-out" technique for ta

SUBMITTER: Ravi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8926225 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature