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The use of the carbon dioxide laser in head and neck lymphangioma
Author(s) -
White Benjamin,
Adkins Warren Y.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
lasers in surgery and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1096-9101
pISSN - 0196-8092
DOI - 10.1002/lsm.1900060302
Subject(s) - carbon dioxide laser , lymphangioma , head and neck , medicine , carbon dioxide , surgery , laser , dermatology , laser surgery , chemistry , optics , organic chemistry , physics
Abstract The carbon dioxide laser has been used to treat various lesions of the head and neck, ranging from carcinomas to hemangiomas, and even including tatoos. A search of the literature does not reveal any reports of the carbon dioxide laser being used to treat lymphangioma. This report discusses the efficacy of treating lymphangioma of the air and food passages with the carbon dioxide laser, and presents three patients who have been treated in this fashion—two for palliation and one for cure.