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Laryngeal examination in thyroid and parathyroid surgery: An American Head and Neck Society consensus statement: AHNS
Catherine F Sinclair1, Jeffrey M Bumpous2, Bryan R Haugen3
1Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
Abstract:
This American Head and Neck Society (AHNS) consensus statement discusses the techniques of laryngeal examination for patients undergoing thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy. It is intended to help guide all clinicians who diagnose or manage adult patients with thyroid disease for whom surgery is indicated, contemplated, or has been performed. This consensus statement concludes that flexible transnasal laryngoscopy is the optimal laryngeal examination technique, with other techniques including laryngeal ultrasound and stroboscopy being useful in selected scenarios. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 38: 811-819, 2016.
