Laser surgery for benign laryngeal disease. Conservation and ergonomics.

Abstract

In surgery, the era of tissue conservation and advanced engineering ergonomics has arrived. As a surgical tool, lasers will undergo extensive development. The most precise of surgical tools, its ability to focus to spots equal to its wavelength will permit intracellular surgery. A new technology must be mastered by the operator, who must have a solid foundation in laser physics. The small spot size possible with the new laser laryngoscopy coupler introduces one more refinement in the growing trend toward "conservational" surgery of the larynx for both benign and malignant laryngeal disease.

• Authors: M S Karlan, R H Ossoff
• Journal: The Surgical clinics of North America (Surg Clin North Am) Vol. 64 Issue 5 Pg. 981-94 (Oct 1984) ISSN: 0039-6109 [Print] United States
• PMID: 6495137 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Topics

• Biopsy (methods)
• Ergonomics
• Humans
• Laryngeal Diseases (surgery)
• Laryngeal Neoplasms (surgery)
• Laser Therapy
• Polyps (surgery)
• Surgical Equipment
• Surgical Instruments