Intractable Chronic Myringitis Treated With Carbon Dioxide Laser Microsurgery

Intractable chronic myringitis treated with carbon dioxide laser microsurgery.

OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of carbon dioxide laser microsurgery in the treatment of intractable chronic myringitis (CM). DESIGN Retrospective 10-year case note review. SETTING Tertiary referral hospital. PATIENTS We reviewed retrospective case notes for 30 treated ears in 29 consecutive patients with CM (ie, loss of the tympanic membrane for longer than 1 month, refractory to conse...

Carbon Dioxide Laser Microsurgery for Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer

Transoral carbon dioxide laser microsurgery for recurrent glottic carcinoma after radiotherapy.

BACKGROUND Transoral laser microsurgery is successfully performed in the treatment of primary laryngeal carcinomas. Few publications deal with the application in patients with recurrent glottic carcinomas after radiation failure. Our study aims to review our experience with transoral laser microsurgery in these patients. METHODS Thirty-four patients with early and advanced recurrent glottic c...

Atrophoderma Vermiculata Successfully Treated by 595 nm Dye Laser and Carbon Dioxide Laser

The treatment of atrophoderma vermiculatum is challenging. A 7-year-old girl had a unilateral atrophic skin lesion on her right cheek, which was diagnosed as unilateral atrophoderma vermiculata. She was treated by carbon dioxide and 595 nm pulsed dye laser and carbon dioxide laser. This resulted in prevention of the lesional progression with favorable cosmetic appearance of the skin.

A rare case of solitary trichoepithelioma treated with carbon dioxide laser

Trichoepithelioma (TE) is a benign skin neoplasm derived from the hair follicle. It is commonly located on the face and hairy skin. Malignant transformation is quite rare. TE affects adults and more frequently women. The most common presentations are noted in the 4th decade [1]. There are three variants of TE: solitary TE, multiple TE and desmoplastic TE [2-4]. The solitary TE is non-familial. ...