Usefulness of a routine endoscopic assessment of laryngeal lesions after lung cancer surgery.

Alex FourdrainFlorence De DominicisJules IquilleSophie LafitteGeoni MerluscaAlejandro Witte PfisterPatrick BaganPascal Berna

Published in: Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) (2017)

Post-operative endoscopic laryngeal assessment is effective for diagnosing laryngeal pathology following thoracic surgery. Routine laryngeal endoscopic assessment may detect clinically silent swallowing disorders early to allow prompt treatment, which may prevent respiratory complications.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
thoracic surgery
minimally invasive
risk factors
coronary artery bypass
endoscopic submucosal dissection
clinical evaluation
surgical site infection