Low cost smart phone based laryngoscopy for the assessment of vocal cords in patients undergoing thyroid surgery: A pilot study

Trop Doct. 2024 Apr 23:494755241246823. doi: 10.1177/00494755241246823. Online ahead of print.

Abstract

Can a smart phone application be reliably used for laryngoscopy? This thesis was tested for peri-operative evaluation of vocal cords in patients undergoing thyroid and parathyroid surgery.

Keywords: Thyroidectomy; laryngoscopy; low resource setting; parathyroidectomy; recurrent laryngeal nerve; vocal cord.