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Work-up of globus : assessing the benefits of neck ultrasound and videofluorography
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Globus patients with normal ear, nose, and throat ( ENT) status are a diagnostic challenge. The symptom may be long lasting and cause concern about malignancy, leading to possibly unnecessary further investigation. The aim of the study was to assess whether radiological examinations are useful in globus diagnostics, how often patients suffer from persistent globus, and whether globus patients with normal ENT status develop a malignancy during a follow-up. We reviewed medical records of all 76 globus patients referred to Helsinki University Hospital, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in 2009. Patient history and findings in physical and radiological examinations were registered. A questionnaire concerning patients' present pharyngeal symptoms was sent 3 and 6 years after their initial visit. Data from the Finnish Cancer Registry revealed whether patients developed malignancies within a 3-year follow-up. Based on medical records, neck ultrasound was performed for 37 (49 %) and videofluorography for 22 patients (29 %), with nonsignificant findings. After a 3- and 6-year follow-up, half patients indicated that they were asymptomatic or had fewer symptoms, whereas the rest had persistent symptoms. The Finnish Cancer Registry data confirmed that globus patients developed no head and neck malignancies during a 3-year follow-up. In the present study, neck ultrasound and videofluorography showed no additional benefit to evaluate the globus etiology in patients whose ENT status was normal. Half the globus patients suffered from persistent symptoms after a 3- and 6-year follow-up, indicating that globus may cause discomfort chronically. However, no patients developed malignancies during a 3-year follow-up.
- Subjects :
- Male
Pediatrics
Video Recording
Cohort Studies
Otolaryngology
0302 clinical medicine
Surveys and Questionnaires
Medicine
Globus
030223 otorhinolaryngology
Finland
Ultrasonography
Aged, 80 and over
Medical record
Follow-up
PHARYNGEUS
General Medicine
Middle Aged
Work-up
3. Good health
Female
030211 gastroenterology & hepatology
Neurosurgery
Radiology
medicine.symptom
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
DISORDERS
Malignancy
Asymptomatic
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
Humans
Medical history
SYMPTOM
3125 Otorhinolaryngology, ophthalmology
Physical Examination
Aged
business.industry
medicine.disease
SENSATION
Cancer registry
Globus diagnostics
Radiography
stomatognathic diseases
Conversion Disorder
Otorhinolaryngology
Pharynx
Deglutition Disorders
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a7552718552c34c412f55d6c57f1262e