The Usage of Fibrolaryngoscopy in the Outpatient Service for Diagnosis of Laryngeal Pathology in Children

Abstract

One of the main symptoms of laryngeal pathology is stridor. Stridor is the most common symptom of upper respiratory tract pathology, occurring in 74 to 100% of children with congenital laryngeal pathology, and, as a rule, it is diagnosed soon after birth. In the era of endoscopic equipment, one of the diagnostic methods that can be performed on an outpatient basis, without additional hospitalization, is fibrolaryngoscopy. This technique, in addition to x ray and laboratory methods, allows to quickly make a diagnosis and reduce the time of examination, and if necessary, in a shorter time to send a patient for further inpatient follow up examination and treatment. This applies to more severe malformations that require surgical treatment and other diagnostic methods used. From June to December 2019, laryngomalacia (77%) prevailed among the examined patients at the Paediatric University CDC (77%), chronic laryngitis (36%) and vocal fold nodules (36%) prevailed at the age of 2 to 12 years, chronic laryngitis(25%) and mutational dysphonia (37%) prevailed at the age of 2 to 12 years.