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Laryngeal ultrasound to assess vocal fold paralysis in children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

A. Vats ,
G. A. Worley ,
R. de Bruyn ,
H. Porter ,
D. M. Albert  and
C. M. Bailey
A. Vats
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Great Ormond Street, London, UK.
G. A. Worley
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Great Ormond Street, London, UK.
R. de Bruyn
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Great Ormond Street, London, UK.
H. Porter
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Great Ormond Street, London, UK.
D. M. Albert
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Great Ormond Street, London, UK.
C. M. Bailey
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Great Ormond Street, London, UK.
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the practicality and validity of laryngeal ultrasound to establish vocal fold movement in children with suspected vocal fold palsy. Fifty-five consecutive patients (age range three days to 12 years) with suspected vocal fold palsy underwent both laryngoscopy and laryngeal ultrasound. Ultrasonographic findings correlated with endoscopic findings in 81.2 per cent of cases. This, however, rose to a concordance rate of 89.5 per cent in patients aged over 12 months. Laryngeal ultrasound is well-tolerated, safe and non-invasive and the authors feel that it is a useful adjunct to endoscopy in the diagnosis of vocal fold palsy.

Keywords

ChildLarynxUltrasonographyVocal Cords ParalysisEndoscopy
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 118 , Issue 6 , June 2004 , pp. 429 - 431
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2004

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