Flexible NasopharyngoscopyLaryngoscopy | 合法醫療器材資訊網

Thisisatestwhereaflexiblelightedcameraisplacedthroughthenosetoexaminethenose,theareabehindthenose,thebackofthetongueandthethroat, ...

This is a test where a flexible lighted camera is placed through the nose to examine the nose, the area behind the nose, the back of the tongue and the throat, and the voice box. It can also be called a “Flexible Nasopharyngoscopy” or “Flexible Scope”. This procedure is most commonly performed in the office with an awake child, although it can be performed on a patient who is under anesthesia as well. In an awake patient, this is on of the best ways to examine the larynx (voice box) and to look at the vocal cords and whether they are moving properly. This test does not allow evaluation of the respiratory tract below the vocal cords, and so sometimes, another test called a Laryngoscopy and Bronchoscopy[1] will also be recommended.

There might be many reasons that your Surgeon would recommend this test. If ...