Contact laser surgery in laryngeal tumor management

Marius S. Plouzhnikov; Oleg Konoplev; Levan Basiladze

doi:10.1117/12.169137

15 February 1994 Contact laser surgery in laryngeal tumor management

Marius S. Plouzhnikov, Oleg Konoplev, Levan Basiladze

Proceedings Volume 2086, Medical Applications of Lasers; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.169137
Event: Europto Biomedical Optics '93, 1993, Budapest, Hungary

Abstract

The data is presented referring to the details of contact YAG-Nd laser surgery technique under experimental and clinical conditions. Essentially, the contact method is compared with the effect of the scalpel in the surgeon's hands and biologically there is no tangible difference between the carbon dioxide laser and the YAG-Nd laser when the latter is applied in the contact manner. Laryngeal application of the laser contact technique proved to be very beneficial clinically. Tracheal puncture approach with jet ventilation of the lungs ensured absolute safety of the endoscopic laser operative procedure. On the basis of almost 300 operations it has been concluded that the laryngeal neoplasms (benign and T1 - T2 cancer) can be successfully treated in this manner.

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Marius S. Plouzhnikov, Oleg Konoplev, and Levan Basiladze "Contact laser surgery in laryngeal tumor management", Proc. SPIE 2086, Medical Applications of Lasers, (15 February 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.169137

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