Surgical audit of laryngeal disorders examined through flexible fibreoptic nasopharyngocope / laryngoscope

Objective: to evaluate the role of flexible fibreoptic nasopharyngocope /laryngoscope in diagnosis of laryngeal pathologies. setting: ent unit-1 mayo hospital,king edward medical university,lahore duration: from sep 2012 to march 2013. material and methods: patients were admitted through ent outpatient department. the data was collected on the basis of history,physical examination,investigations,flexible fibreoptic nasopharyngoscopy/ laryngoscopy findings,management and follow up through standard questionnaire. study design: this study is a prospective case series in which 100 outpatients who presented with pharyngeal,laryngeal complaints were reviewed. we examined patients through flexible nasolaryngoscope,evaluate demographics,procedure indications,fol findings,complications,advise management and follow up advised. conclusion: flexible fibreoptic nasopharngoscopy/laryngosopy is safe,noninvasive and best procedure for diagnosis of nasal,pharyngeal and specially laryngeal pathologies. we performed 100 cases with excellent diagnostic accuracy without leading to any serious complication. flexible fibreoptic nasopharyngoscopy/laryngosopy should be adopted in all out patient departments of tertiary care hospitals for accurate diagnosis and proper management of patients with laryngeal pathologies. hoarseness of voice (hov) is significant presenting complaint of laryngeal disorders and should be investigate if proceed beyond 3 weeks.