Endoscopic carbon dioxide laser surgery for laryngeal papillomatosis.

Zenker's Diverticulum: Carbon Dioxide Laser Endoscopic Surgery

Nowadays endoscopic diverticulotomy is the surgical approach of the first choice in treatment of Zenker's diverticulum. We report our experience with this procedure and try to sum up recent recommendations for management of surgery and postoperative care. Data of 34 patients with Zenker's diverticulum, treated by endoscopic carbon dioxide laser diverticulotomy at the Department of Otorhinolaryn...

Carbon Dioxide Laser Microsurgery for Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer

Endoscopic carbon dioxide laser surgery for glottic cancer recurrence after radiotherapy: oncological results.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate local control, organ preservation, and complications after endoscopic laser surgery for early recurrent glottic cancer after radiotherapy. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy. PATIENTS The study, which was conducted between May 1999 and September 2005, included 37 consecutive patients (33 men and 4 women) with recurrent gl...

Transoral robot-assisted carbon dioxide laser surgery for hypopharyngeal cancer.

BACKGROUND Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) has been used as a novel procedure for the resection of laryngopharyngeal cancers with promising outcomes. There are several studies proposing the benefit of combining TORS with a carbon dioxide (CO2 ) laser in resecting upper aerodigestive tract tumors. The purpose of this study was to illustrate transoral robot-assisted carbon dioxide laser surgery ...

Powered instrumentation in the treatment of recurrent respiratory papillomatosis: an alternative to the carbon dioxide laser.

OBJECTIVE To assess the advantages of powered instrumentation vs the carbon dioxide laser in treating patients with juvenile-onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. DESIGN A retrospective study. SETTING Tertiary care children's hospital. PATIENTS Patients operated on for juvenile-onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis between January 1, 1999, and December 31, 2000. Papillomas were...