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GPVTS Teaching. Bhik Kotecha Consultant ENT Surgeon Royal National Throat, Nose & Ear Hospital, London & Queens Hospital, Romford. Topics. Sleep disorders Snoring/OSA Throat problems ENT Injuries. Throat Problems. 2 week head & neck referral: Dyspahagia Odynophagia FOSIT Dysphonia
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GPVTS Teaching Bhik Kotecha Consultant ENT Surgeon Royal National Throat, Nose & Ear Hospital, London & Queens Hospital, Romford
Topics • Sleep disorders • Snoring/OSA • Throat problems • ENT Injuries
Throat Problems • 2 week head & neck referral: • Dyspahagia • Odynophagia • FOSIT • Dysphonia • Aspiration • Weight Loss • Neck lumps • Smoking/Alcohol
Dysphagia • Duration • Age group • Solids/Liquids • Site • Aspiration • Regurgitation • Coughing/Choking --- Acid reflux
DYSPHAGIA: simple v/s complex • Clinical history • Clinical examination • Special investigations • Endoscopy – rigid/flexi • Aetiology • Specific treatment
CB: Clinical History • 59 yr old female • Presented Oct 2002 • Dysphagia/choking/occ dyspepsia • Tightness around mouth • No dysphonia • Non-smoker, social drinker • No weight loss • HRT
Clinical Examination • Inspection - ?Scleroderma • Neck – No lymphadenopathy • Laryngeal crepitus normal • Flexible laryngoscopy • Normal vocal cords • Pooling of saliva left piriform fossa
Special Investigations • Barium swallow • FBC, ESR, ACE, ANCA
Results • Bloods – NAD • Barium – Cricopharyngeal spasm, no web or pouch. • Cervical spondylosis • Normal Oesophageal peristalsis • No hiatus hernia or reflux • Rigid Endoscopy
Rigid Endoscopy • Nov 2002 • No mucosal abnormality • Tongue, valleculae, postcricoid & piriform fossa all normal • Tight cricopharyngeus/spasm • Upper 2cm of oesophagus – NAD • Difficult to visualise lower down • Refer to Gastroenterologist for flexi
Gastroenterologist opinion Dec 2002 • No alarming symptoms and felt better • ?Globus & proximal oesophageal spasm • Gastroscopy not required • ?Manometry to exclude Oes dysmotility • Patient declined • Discharged
Neurologist (1) Nov 2005 • Normal MRI Brain • ? Myasthenia • Normal neurophysiology in peripheral nerves and muscles • Negative Autoimmune tests • ? Mild Scleroderma • Referred to Rheumatologist • Referred to BK for dysphagia
Rheumatology Opinion – Feb 2006 • Not Scleroderma • ? Sarcoidosis (PMH of ?Rheumatic Heart disease & ?Erythema Nodusum 20yrs ago) • ? Motor neurone disease • High resolution CT thorax
ENT Jan 2006 • Dysphagia (food sticks in lower oesophagus) • Dysphonia • Flexible laryngoscopy • Pooling of saliva in piriform fossa • Chink on adduction of vocal cords • Refer to Oesophageal Surgeon • Refer to Speech & Language Therapist (SLT)
SLT Jan 2006 2 main problems • DYSPHAGIA • SPEECH/VOICE
Dysphagia SYMPTOMS • Difficulty with solids – effort • Food sticking in pharynx • Increasing time to complete meals/fatigue • Occ regurgitation of food/fluids • Occ coughing/choking episodes • Halitosis • No history of chest infections but recent weight loss
Swallowing Assessment Liquids and Solids • Repeated swallows to clear each bolus • Increased effort with solids • Throat clearing • No overt signs of aspiration exhibited
Speech/Voice Assessment • Mildly slurred speech/hyponasal (dysarthric type) • 100% intelligible but imprecise articulation (labial sounds) • Decreased volume • Breathy voice quality • Reduced oro-motor function/coordination of lips/tongue (?oral dyspraxia)
SLT Recommendation • Speech/voice exercises (dysarthria/dyspraxia) • Oromotor function/coordination • Articulation • Volume • Videofluoroscopy (modified barium swallow) – objective swallow investigation
Videofluoroscopy • Oral stage -mildly reduced tongue movement • Pharyngeal stage -mildly reduced hyo-laryngeal excursion -no aspiration -?uncoordinated/weak peristalsis -significant pooling in piriform sinuses -small right PHARYNGEAL POUCH (approx 2cm) • Upper Oesophageal stage - reduced opening of cricopharyngeus
Definition Zenker’s diverticulum, otherwise known as pharyngeal pouch, is a pulsion diverticulum of the pharyngeal mucosa through Killian’s dehiscence.
Clinical features • Dysphagia • Regurgitation • Feeling of food sticking in the throat • Coughing after eating • Chronic aspiration due to overspill • Unexplained weight loss and malnutrition • Halitosis • Hoarseness (less common) • Pain free • Loss of medication in diverticulum space
Investigations • Barium swallow • Videofluoroscopy • Manometry • sEMG
Dysphonia • Hoarseness • Croakiness • Huskiness • Occupational? singer/actor/teacher/preacher • Duration • Intermittent • ?Benign • ?Malignant
Neck Lumps • Salivary Glands • Lymph Nodes • Branchial Cyst • Thyroglossal Cyst • Thyroid Swelling
Salivary Glands • Parotid • Submandibular • Infective • Inflammatory • Calculus • Bimanual palpation • Malignant • VII Nerve
Lymph Nodes • Reactive • Tuberculous – Posterior triangle/supraclavicular • Malignant • Lymphoma • Metastatic – PNS, Tongue, Larynx, Pharynx • SCC of skin or scalp
Thyroid Gland • Thyroid status • Compressive symptoms • Bloods – TSH/T4/Thyroid antibodies • Ultra sound scan/FNA • Multinodular goitre • Solitary nodules • Thyroid tumours