Laryngoscopy ˌ l ær ɪ ŋ ˈ ɡ ɒ s k ə p i is endoscopy of the larynx a part of the throat it is a medical procedure that is used to obtain a view for example of the vocal folds and the glottis laryngoscopy may be performed to facilitate tracheal intubation during general anaesthesia or cardiopulmonary resuscitation or for surgical procedures on the larynx or other parts of the. The doctor numbs your nose with a numbing spray. They shine the light on the mirror to look into your throat area.
The doctor holds a small mirror at your throat in the back. The doctor gives you a numbing agent for the back of the throat. To get biopsy samples of any abnormal areas laryngoscopy can be used to take biopsy samples of the vocal cords or nearby parts of the throat to find out if an abnormal area is cancer for example.
Laryngoscopy can also be used to get a better look at an abnormal area seen on an imaging test such as a ct scan. Olympus offers both office and or setting technologies such as narrow band imaging nbi and high definition endoscopic videolaryngoscopes to provide the laryngologist with the best possible diagnostic tools. Direct and indirect laryngoscopy are useful to obtain views of the vocal folds and glottis during procedures on the larynx or other parts of the upper tracheobronchial tree.
Indirect laryngoscopyindirect laryngoscopy simplest method of larynx vocal cord examinationsimplest method of larynx vocal cord examination most adults and older childrenmost adults and older children significant skill patient co operationsignificant skill patient co operation examination of oropharynx hypopharynx larynxexamination. Doctors use light and a small mirror to observe the insides of the patient s throat. However in a few cases numbing medication is administered to numb the throat area.
The simplest type of laryngoscopy is the indirect laryngoscopy and doctors can perform it while the patient is still awake. The macintosh and miller laryngoscopes are the most. Direct laryngoscopy means that you can see with your own eyes the anatomical area of interest which for intubation means the glottic larynx.
For small lesions of vocal. Hidden areas of the larynx include infrahyoid epiglottis anterior commissure subglottis and ventricle which may not be clearly seen by mirror examination making direct laryngoscopy essential. It is done to see a the hidden areas of larynx and b extent of disease.
