Summary
The conventional management of certain problems in otolaryngology has been either inconvenient or ineffective. 110 cases have been treated with the continuous wave CO2 Laser in an attempt to identify the advantages and limiations of laser surgery.
It has been found that the CO2 laser provides a practical method of tissue ablation or excision which can be carried out with excellent control. The laser beam is directed with a hand piece in the oral cavity, with the surgical microscopic laser attachment in the nose, pharynx and larynx and with the endoscope-bronchoscope assembly in the tracheo-broncial tree.
Laser surgery appears to be most valuable when precise surgery is needed to preserve function.
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Strong, M.S. Laser surgery in Otolaryngology. Ind. J. Otol. 27, 1–6 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03047575
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