Open AccessFlexible bronchoscopy-guided vocal cord biopsy under conscious sedation: An option to surgical biopsy in special situations
Author(s) -
Ravindra Mehta,
Abhinav Singla,
Pavankumar Biraris,
Sheelu Srinivas,
Lakshmipriya Srinivasan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_326_18
Subject(s) - medicine , sedation , bronchoscopy , biopsy , surgery , forceps , general anaesthesia , cohort , cord , local anesthesia , anesthesia , radiology
Vocal cord (VC) biopsies are usually performed with rigid laryngoscopy under general anesthesia (GA). In patients with comorbidities such as cardiovascular or pulmonary disease, the risk of GA is high, with morbidity and potential mortality. We describe VC biopsy (VCB) in such a high-risk cohort, done safely and successfully with flexible bronchoscopy-VCB (FB-VCB) and conscious sedation.