The Reliability of Flexible Nasolaryngoscopy in the Identification of Vocal Fold Movement Impairment in Young infants

Flexible nasolaryngoscopy (FNL) is considered the gold standard for evaluation of vocal fold mobility but there has been no data on the reliability of interpretation in the infant population. Visualization may be limited by excessive movement, secretions, or floppy supraglottic structures that prevent accurate diagnosis of vocal fold movement impairment (VFMI). We sought to evaluate the inter- and intra-rater reliability of FNL for the evaluation of VFMI in young infants.

Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology - July 8, 2017 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Yi-Chun Carol Liu, Tyler McElwee, M. Musso, T.L. Rosenberg, Julina Ongkasuwan Source Type: research