Endoscopic laser surgery for subglottic and tracheal stenosis

Tetsuzo Inouye; Tetsuya Tanabe; Manabu Nakanoboh; Yukio Ohmae; Masami Ogura

doi:10.1117/12.209076

12 May 1995 Endoscopic laser surgery for subglottic and tracheal stenosis

Tetsuzo Inouye, Tetsuya Tanabe, Manabu Nakanoboh, Yukio Ohmae, Masami Ogura

Proceedings Volume 2395, Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems V; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.209076
Event: Photonics West '95, 1995, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Seventeen patients with subglottic or tracheal stenosis were treated with laser surgery. Six patients had airway compromise caused by malignant tumors. Sixteen patients required emergency endolaryngeal laser surgery, and satisfactory results were achieved in 12 obtaining an adequate lumen for ventilation. Five patients with airway tumors underwent laser surgery to increase the airway lumen, however, only one patient showed excellent results, with a sufficient airway lumen not being obtained in the other. Airway obstructions due to tumors can be treated satisfactorily by laser surgery, although long term postoperative follow up confirmed recurrence of tumor in most cases.

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Tetsuzo Inouye, Tetsuya Tanabe, Manabu Nakanoboh, Yukio Ohmae, and Masami Ogura "Endoscopic laser surgery for subglottic and tracheal stenosis", Proc. SPIE 2395, Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems V, (12 May 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.209076

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