Role of upper endoscopy with Multi-slice computed tomography in the diagnosis of patients with chronic throat symptoms | ||||
| Minia Journal of Medical Research | ||||
| Article 34, Volume 30, Issue 3, July 2019, Page 170-172 PDF (170.63 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.221920 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Hala Ibrahim; Wael M. Abdelghany; Wafaa Abdelhamid; Ahmed A. Sadek; Gasser El-Zaeem | ||||
| Department of Tropical Medicine, El-Minia Faculty of Medicine | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Introduction: Chronic throat symptoms include hoarseness of voice in the form of aphonia or dysphonia, frequent throat clearing, sore throat with pain, burning or irritation, excessive or sticky throat mucus, feelings of post nasal drip, nonproductive cough , Globus pharyngeus and cervical dysphagia. Aim of the Study: To find if there is benefit of the use of upper Gastro intestinal endoscopy in diagnosis of patients with chronic refractory throat symptoms in comparison with combined laryngoscope and MSCT of the Neck. Patients and Methods: The current study is a Pilot study conducted on: 50 patients suffering from chronic refractory throat symptoms recruited from ENT outpatient clinic at minia university hospital from July 2018 to March 2019. Results: This study is a pilot study that was conducted in Minia University Hospital at endoscopic unit from July 2018 to March 2019. Conclusion: Use upper GI endoscopy as an initial investigation in patients with refractory throat symptoms with normal laryngoscope and CT finding should be advocated especially when the cost of endoscopy is low and high risk of complication as Baretts esophagous or complicated GERD. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| upper endoscopy; throat symptoms | ||||
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