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Detachable forceps for flexible fibre-optic surgery: a new technique for phonosurgery in cases where rigid laryngoscopy is contraindicated

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Koichi Tsunoda ,
Yayoi Suzuki Kikkawa ,
Rie Yoshihashi  and
Yuki Sakai
Koichi Tsunoda
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Nissan Tamagawa Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Yayoi Suzuki Kikkawa
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Rie Yoshihashi
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Yuki Sakai
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Nissan Tamagawa Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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Abstract

In phonosurgery, in cases where it is not possible to use a rigid laryngoscope, a flexible fibrescope with laryngeal-mask ventilation may be used. In flexible fibreoptic surgery, the forceps are normally inserted through a small channel in the fibrescope. Since only a small forceps tip can pass through this channel, a limited range of forceps has been available for use in fibrescope procedures. We have developed a new type of forceps for flexible fibre-optic surgery that allows this size limitation to be overcome. The new forceps is made up of two parts: (i) the forceps tip and its control wire assembly, and (ii) a detachable handle. A wide range of forceps can be used, including those with tips larger than the biopsy channel. We report a case that was treated with this new technique.

Keywords

Larynx SurgeryFibre-OpticsEndoscopySurgical Instruments
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 116 , Issue 7 , July 2002 , pp. 559 - 561
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2002

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