Table 3 - Indications for endoscopic studies
From the following article
Oral, pharyngeal, and esophageal motor disorders in infants and children
Susan R. Orenstein
GI Motility online (2006)
doi:10.1038/gimo38
| Procedure | Indications |
|---|---|
| Endoscopic procedures a) Fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (  sensory testing)b) Airway endoscopy: laryngo-tracheobronchoscopy c) Tracheal fluid for LLMs or pepsin d) Esophageal endoscopy with esophageal biopsy | Visualization & sampling from mucosae and luminal contents of airway and esophagus a) Examination of pharynx function during swallow Evaluation of sensory arm of airway-protective laryngo-glottic closure reflex b) Examination of airway for anatomic abnormalities predisposing to aspiration, or for sequellae of aspiration c) Evaluation for aspiration d) Examination of esophagus for anatomic or mucosal disease in differential diagnosis of dysphagia: fistulae; laryngeal clefts; reflux disease complicated by erosions or Barrett esophagus or stricture; eosinophilic esophagitis; infectious esophagitis; etc. |
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