CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2019; 23(01): 018-024
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1660825
Original Research
Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Variant of the Technique for Laryngeal Microsurgery in Cases of Difficult Laryngoscopy

Antonio Roberto Ferreira Setton
1   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Aracaju, SE, Brazil
,
Jeferson Sampaio D'avila
1   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Aracaju, SE, Brazil
,
Ricardo Queiróz Gurgel
2   Department of Pediatrics, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Aracaju, SE, Brazil
,
Domingos Hiroshi Tsuji
3   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
,
Daniel Vasconcelos D'avila
3   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
,
Carlos Rodolfo Tavares de Góis
1   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Aracaju, SE, Brazil
,
Ana Taise de Oliveira Meurer
4   Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Aracaju, SE, Brazil
,
Helaina Peixoto Gurgel
4   Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Aracaju, SE, Brazil
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Publication History

17 November 2017

21 April 2018

Publication Date:
09 August 2018 (online)

Abstract

Introduction Low exposure of the larynx can make laryngeal microsurgery difficult or even impossible. The application of rigid and contact endoscopy enabled oblique and retrograde angled visualization, allowing transoperative staging with greater reach of the anatomical areas. However, there is difficulty or even impossibility of performing the surgical act, due to the incompatibility of the angled path with the straight surgical tools.

Objective To demonstrate the efficiency of the variant of the technique for laryngeal microsurgery in cases of difficult laryngoscopy and to analyze the new surgical instruments specific to the endoscopic procedure.

Methods This is a cross-sectional retrospective study, based on the analysis of 30 medical records of patients treated surgically at a philanthropic hospital in the state of Sergipe, Brazil, between the years of 2014 and 2015.

Results The technical variant used 30- and 70-degree endoscopes that provided complete oblique view of the endolarynx. The association of angled instruments (forceps, suction pumps, retractors and scissors) enabled the execution of the surgical procedures.

Conclusion The association of rigid endoscopy with angled instruments promoted full visualization of the surgical lesion and operative resolution.

 
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