KTP-532 laser tonsillectomy – a potential day-case procedure?
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Endoscopic KTP-532 laser assisted diverticulotomy for Zenker's diverticulum.
Zenker's diverticulum, though counnon in western countries is uncommon in India. This diverticuham is an extension of umcosa through Killian's dehiscence. Various surgical methods have been described for the treatment of this condition including the use of lasers but none in Indian Journals. In this paper we describe a case of Zenker's diverticulum where diverticulotomy using KTP532 laser was s...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Laryngology & Otology
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0022-2151,1748-5460
DOI: 10.1017/s0022215100133183