The Efficacy Study of CO_2 Laser Treatment for Patients with Precancerous Laryngeal Lesions
- VernacularTitle:CO_2激光喉显微手术治疗喉癌前病变的疗效分析
- Author:
Xiaowei LIU
;
Jingwu SHUN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Laryngeal;
Precancerous lesions;
Laser;
Surgery
- From:
Journal of Audiology and Speech Pathology
2004;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the efficacy of CO-2 laser treatment for patients with precancerous laryngeal lesions.Methods Ninety-four patients with precancerous laryngeal lesions were treated by endoscopic CO-2 laser operation from 2001 to 2006.87 males and 7 females patients had ages between 18 and 85.Results For a follow up ranging from 6 month to 5 years,the outcomes of 81 patients(81/94,86.2%) were successful only through one operation while 10 cases(10/94,10.6%)received more than two operations.The lesions for 3 patients(3/94,3.2%) were found to have turned out malignant at a later stage.Conclusion The carbon dioxide laser has proved valuable in treating patients with precancerous laryngeal lesions.
