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Laryngeal reconstruction following CO 2 laser surgery for glottic cancer
Author(s) -
Cavanagh Jonathan P.,
Hart Robert D.,
Brown Tim,
Trites Jonathan R. B.,
Brake Maria,
Taylor S. Mark
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
head and neck
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.012
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1097-0347
pISSN - 1043-3074
DOI - 10.1002/hed.21154
Subject(s) - medicine , transoral laser microsurgery , glottis , laser surgery , head and neck cancer , surgery , reconstructive surgery , head and neck , larynx , laryngeal neoplasm , laser , radiation therapy , optics , physics
Abstract CO 2 laser has become a common surgical technique in the management of glottic cancer. The patients treated with this modality may benefit from additional phonosurgical techniques used to improve postoperative vocal outcome. The aim of this article was to review those phonosurgical techniques described for glottic reconstruction after CO 2 laser excision of glottic cancer. The indications for using each technique are discussed, with particular attention paid to functional outcomes following these reconstructive efforts. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck, 2009