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Out-patient flexible carbon dioxide laser surgery for benign laryngopharyngeal pathologies via transnasal flexible laryngo-oesophagoscopy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2017

H Mohammed ,
L Masterson  and
R Nassif
H Mohammed*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK
L Masterson
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK
R Nassif
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Mr Hassan Mohammed, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich NR4 7UY, UK Fax: +44 (0)1603 288946 E-mail: hm37@doctors.org.uk
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Abstract

Objective:

To assess the feasibility and outcomes of flexible carbon dioxide laser surgery in a clinic-based setting.

Methods:

A prospective study was conducted in a tertiary centre. Clinical indications, clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction were assessed in patients treated with flexible carbon dioxide laser surgery via transnasal endoscopy and followed up over a period of up to nine months. Patients who were not fit for general anaesthesia or those with lesions that cannot be accessed by micro-laryngoscopy were included.

Results:

A total of 13 patients (14 procedures) were included. Clinical indications for surgery were small-to-medium sized benign pathologies in the upper aero-digestive tract. Patient satisfaction was assessed using a validated questionnaire.

Conclusion:

Early data suggest that flexible carbon dioxide laser is a versatile and feasible instrument with potential applications for a range of benign pathologies in the upper aero-digestive tract.

Keywords

Laser TherapyCO2LarynxOutpatients
Type
Short Communication
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 131 , Issue 7 , July 2017 , pp. 650 - 654
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2017 

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