Coblation: An Alternative to CO2 Laser and Microdebrider for Laryngeal Papillomatosis

Coblation plus photodynamic therapy (PDT) for the treatment of juvenile onset laryngeal papillomatosis: case reports

BACKGROUND In treating juvenile-onset laryngeal papillomatosis, the most difficult aspect is preventing recurrence. After a single treatment, recurrence can begin after as soon as 20 days and the recurrent rate can be higher than 90%. The causes of recurrence include the presence of mucosal cells infected with papilloma virus, which are undetectable with the naked eyes, and surgery-induced infe...

Suction modulation for the laryngeal microdebrider.

INTRODUCTION The design of a surgical rotary vacuum shaver as a predecessor to the microdebrider has been attributed to Urban in 1968. His targeted use of this device to assist in the removal of acoustic neuromas did not find general use. Powered shavers were subsequently adopted in the field of orthopedic surgery and reintroduced successfully in the 1990s into otolaryngology for use in endosco...

Treatment of recurrent respiratory papillomatosis in children with the microdebrider.

The mainstay of treatment of children with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis has been CO2 laser laryngoscopy. Powered microdebriders allow precise removal of laryngeal lesions without thermal damage. The microdebrider may reduce costs by reducing operative time and limiting the need for expensive laser-related equipment. To compare the use of the microdebrider with that of the CO2 laser in c...

Laryngeal papillomatosis in an AIDS patient.

[Laryngeal rhabdomyoma. Transoral exeresis with CO2 laser].

Fifty-year-old female with dysphagia, presenting on fibrolaryngoscopy a sub-mucosal bulging of the entire right hemilarynx (extending from the pharyngolaryngeal wall to the vocal cord) that spread towards the vallecula and the pharyngoepiglottal fold obliterating the pyriform sinus. The cervical CT scan revealed a solid, hyperdense mass of approximately 5×3.5×2.5 cm extending from the glossoepi...