Open AccessManagement of a case of misadventure with lasers
Author(s) -
Rajendra B Metgudmath,
Vinita V. Metgudmath,
Anjali R. Metgudmath,
Amal T. Das
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of the scientific society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7127
pISSN - 0974-5009
DOI - 10.4103/0974-5009.120053
Subject(s) - medicine , laryngectomy , transoral laser microsurgery , surgery , laser , carcinoma , microsurgery , larynx , general surgery , optics , pathology , physics
Transoral laser microsurgery in the management of primary as well as recurrent laryngeal carcinoma has been well-established throughout the world as an organ-preserving surgical procedure. We present a patient with early glottic carcinoma who inadvertently underwent several laser excisions and finally ended up with a total laryngectomy