OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The aim of this study was to assess the effect of the central inset pharyngeal flap, used for correcting persistent velopharyngeal incompetence after cleft palate repair, on Eustachian tube (ET) function. METHODS This study included 28 patients who were diagnosed with persistent velopharyngeal insufficiency following primary cleft palate repair, together with otitis medi...

introduction: laryngeal dysfunction may be divided into three categories; organic, neurologic and functional disorders. dysphonia and hoarseness are the most common symptoms and, in some cases, the only signs of laryngeal dysfunction. in differential diagnosis of any type of chronic hoarseness, a neoplastic process must be considered and, thus continuous light video laryngoscopy can provide imp...

Abstract Aim Flexible Nasoendoscope (FNE) is an essential device routinely used to assess patients who present acutely the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) department with signs symptoms of ENT pathologies that may compromise patient’s airway. It imperative scope decontaminated before after each use. The “Tristel Trio Wipe” decontamination methodology employed by most departments in UK process utilis...

Nasoendoscopy is an important tool for assessing velopharyngeal function. The purpose of this study was to analyze velar and pharyngeal wall movement and velopharyngeal gap during nasoendoscopic evaluation of the velopharynx before and during diagnostic therapy. Nasoendoscopic recordings of 10 children with operated cleft lip and palate were analyzed according to the International Working Group...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To assess the effects of a typical otolaryngologic dose of 1 mL of 4% lidocaine on penetration aspiration scale scores and participant discomfort during flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing. STUDY DESIGN A prospective pilot study. METHODS Twenty healthy participants consumed 12 swallows consisting of graduated volumes of milk, water, pudding, and cracker in ane...

In adults, vallecular cysts are usually asymptomatic but can present with respiratory and gastrointestinal manifestations. A 45-year-old man presented a four-month progressive history of dysphonia, dysphagia to solid, snoring, choking, apnea, aspiration. On examination, the patient was vitally stable no remarkable local physical examination. Flexible nasoendoscopy, computer tomography, subseque...

the video quality assessment must be adapted to the human visual system, which is why researchers have performed subjective viewing experiments in order to obtain the conditions of encoding of video systems to provide the best quality to the user. the objective of this study is to assess the video quality using image features extraction without using reference video. rmse values and processing ...