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Rigid endoscopy in ENT practice

Appraisal of the diagnostic yield in a district general hospital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Janet A. Wilson ,
J. A. M. Murray  and
N. P. von Haacke
Janet A. Wilson*
Affiliation:
Edinburgh
J. A. M. Murray
Affiliation:
Edinburgh
N. P. von Haacke
Affiliation:
Edinburgh
*
Department of Otolaryngology, Level 4, Phase I, The Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, EH3 9YW.
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Abstract

Summary

A 10-year retrospective survey of 204 elective rigid oesophagoscopic examinations in the ENT unit of a District General Hospital is reported. One Hundred and Forty Five (71 per cent) were normal and there was marked preponderance of normal endoscopy in patients under 60 years old. Clinical examination was usually unhelpful but barium studies were found to complement oesophagoscopy in reaching a diagnosis. There were six complications of oesophagoscopy, two following normal examinations.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 101 , Issue 3 , March 1987 , pp. 286 - 292
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1987

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