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COMPARATIVE STUDY
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Transnasal oesophagoscopy: diagnostic and management outcomes in a prospective cohort of 257 consecutive cases and practice implications.
Clinical Otolaryngology 2014 April
OBJECTIVES: To determine the success rate, patient tolerability and impact of introducing transnasal oesophagoscopy on clinical practices.
DESIGN: Prospective cohort with review of electronic patient records for outcomes.
SETTING: UK tertiary centre Otolaryngology Department.
PARTICIPANTS: The cohort comprised of two hundred and fifty-seven patients, 128 females (50%) and 129 males (50%) with an age range of 20-91 years; mean age 59 years (sd 13.6).
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Success rates, indications, findings and outcomes of patients undergoing transnasal oesophagoscopy and impact on rigid examinations of the pharynx and oesophagus were also considered.
RESULTS: Transnasal oesophagoscopy has a high success rate of 97%; it is well tolerated by patients, and poor views are uncommon. Pathology was detected in 44% of patients. The most common indications for transnasal oesophagoscopy were unexplained throat symptoms (50%) and dysphagia (25%). Common positive findings were hiatus hernia (7%), Barrett's oesophagus (5%), dysmotility (5%) and oesophageal candidiasis (5%). Following transnasal oesophagoscopy, 59% of patients were discharged to their referring clinician, 17% continued to undergo otolaryngology follow-up, and 13% were referred to our gastrointestinal colleagues. Following the introduction of transnasal oesophagoscopy, there was a reduction in the number of rigid examinations of the pharynx and oesophagus in the subsequent years, despite an increase in total referrals.
CONCLUSIONS: Transnasal oesophagoscopy is a well-tolerated procedure that allows otolaryngologists to make management decisions on common referrals swiftly in the clinic setting avoiding unnecessary investigations, follow-up and referral.
DESIGN: Prospective cohort with review of electronic patient records for outcomes.
SETTING: UK tertiary centre Otolaryngology Department.
PARTICIPANTS: The cohort comprised of two hundred and fifty-seven patients, 128 females (50%) and 129 males (50%) with an age range of 20-91 years; mean age 59 years (sd 13.6).
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Success rates, indications, findings and outcomes of patients undergoing transnasal oesophagoscopy and impact on rigid examinations of the pharynx and oesophagus were also considered.
RESULTS: Transnasal oesophagoscopy has a high success rate of 97%; it is well tolerated by patients, and poor views are uncommon. Pathology was detected in 44% of patients. The most common indications for transnasal oesophagoscopy were unexplained throat symptoms (50%) and dysphagia (25%). Common positive findings were hiatus hernia (7%), Barrett's oesophagus (5%), dysmotility (5%) and oesophageal candidiasis (5%). Following transnasal oesophagoscopy, 59% of patients were discharged to their referring clinician, 17% continued to undergo otolaryngology follow-up, and 13% were referred to our gastrointestinal colleagues. Following the introduction of transnasal oesophagoscopy, there was a reduction in the number of rigid examinations of the pharynx and oesophagus in the subsequent years, despite an increase in total referrals.
CONCLUSIONS: Transnasal oesophagoscopy is a well-tolerated procedure that allows otolaryngologists to make management decisions on common referrals swiftly in the clinic setting avoiding unnecessary investigations, follow-up and referral.
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