Office-Based 532-Nanometer Pulsed Potassium-Titanyl-Phosphate Laser Procedures in Laryngology.

Kathleen M Tibbetts, Charles Blakely Simpson

Journal: Otolaryngologic clinics of North America 2019;52(3):537-557

PMID: 30922560

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Abstract

With fiber-based lasers that may be passed via the working channel of a flexible laryngoscope, in-office laser laryngeal surgery has become possible. The potassium-titanyl-phosphate laser has several features that make it ideal for laryngeal surgery, and it is now the laser of choice for in-office management of a variety of laryngeal lesions. Its applications have expanded significantly since its introduction, with reports of new indications continuing to appear in the literature. This article provides a comprehensive review of the indications and technical details of in-office potassium-titanyl-phosphate laser laryngeal surgery, and a summary of the existing literature regarding outcomes of these procedures.

Address: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2001 Inwood Road, 7th Floor, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Voice Center, University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio, 8431 Fredricksburg Road, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.

DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2019.02.011

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MeSH Terms: Ambulatory Surgical Procedures, Humans, Laryngeal Diseases, Larynx, Laser Therapy, Lasers, Solid-State, Papillomavirus Infections, Respiratory Tract Infections