Ear/Nose/Throat
Laser-assisted myringotomy, OtoLAM™
Reilly JS; Deutsch ES; Cook S. Laser-assisted myringotomy for otitis media: a feasibility study with short-term followup. Ear Nose Throat J 2000 Aug;79(8):650-2, 654-7
Tympanostomy
Brodsky L; Brookhauser P; Chait D; Reilly J; Deutsch E; Cook S; Waner M; Shaha S; Nauenberg E. Office-based insertion of pressure equalization tubes: the role of laser-assisted tympanic membrane fenestration. Laryngoscope 1999 Dec;109(12):2009-14
Cohen D; Siegel G; Krespi J; Schechter Y; Slatkine M. Middle ear laser office ventilation (LOV) with a CO2 laser flashscanner. J Clin Laser Med Surg 1998 Apr;16(2):107-9
Silverstein H; Kuhn J; Choo D; Krespi YP; Rosenberg SI; Rowan PT. Laser-assisted tympanostomy. Laryngoscope 1996 Sep;106(9 Pt 1):1067-74
Turbinate Reduction
Literature reviews of Turbinectomy clinical applications for the VersaPulse PowerSuite Holmium and Dual Wavelength Lasers
Lagerholm S; Harsten G; Emgard P; Olsson B Laser-turbinectomy: long-term results. J Laryngol Otol 1999 Jun;113(6):529-31
Takeno S; Osada R; Furukido K; Yajin K Analysis of local cytokine gene expression in patients with allergic rhinitis treated with CO2 laser surgery Laryngoscope 2000 Nov;110(11):1968-74
Lippert BM; Werner JA. Long-term results after laser turbinectomy. Lasers Surg Med 1998;22(2):126-34
Elwany S; Abdel-Moneim MH. Carbon dioxide laser turbinectomy. An electron microscopic study. J Laryngol Otol 1997 Oct;111(10):931-4
Krespi YP, et al. Lasers photocoagulation of the inferior turbinates. Oper Tech Oto Head Neck Surg 1994;5(4):287-91
TMJ
Literature reviews of TMJ clinical applications for the VersaPulse PowerSuite Holmium and Dual Wavelength Lasers
Tonsil
Krespi YP; Har-El G; Levine TM; Ossoff RH; Wurster CF; Paulsen JW. Laser lingual tonsillectomy. Laryngoscope 1989 Feb;99(2):131-5
Krespi YP; Ling EH. Tonsil cryptolysis using CO2 Swiftlase. Oper Tech Oto Head Neck Surg 1994;5(4):294-7
Oral
Barak S, et al. The role of lasers in ambulatory oral maxillofacial surgery. Oper Tech Oto Head Neck Surg 1994;5(4):244-9
Benign Laryngeal Lesions
Remacle M; Lawson G; Watelet JB Carbon dioxide laser microsurgery of benign vocal fold lesions: indications, techniques, and results in 251 patients. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 1999 Feb;108(2):156-64
Ribari O; Hirschberg A; Szabo G; Molnar B. Laser surgery of the vocal cord. Acta Otolaryngol Suppl (Stockh) 1997;527:74-6
Bigenzahn W; Hoefler H. Minimally invasive laser surgery for the treatment of bilateral vocal cord paralysis. Laryngoscope 1996 Jun;106(6):791-3
Rogerson AR; Clark KF; Bandi SR; Bane B. Voice and healing after vocal fold epithelium removal by CO2 laser vs. microlaryngeal stripping. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1996 Oct;115(4):352-9
Grossenbacher R. CO2 laser surgery for benign lesions of the vocal cords. Adv Otorhinolaryngol 1995;49:158-61
Cancer of Larynx & Pharynx
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Quer M; Leon X; Orus C; Venegas P; Lopez M; Burgues J Endoscopic laser surgery in the treatment of radiation failure of early laryngeal carcinoma. Head Neck 2000 Aug;22(5):520-3
Damm M; Sittel C; Streppel M; Eckel HE Transoral CO2 laser for surgical management of glottic carcinoma in situ. Laryngoscope 2000 Jul;110(7):1215-21
Eckel HE; Schneider C; Jungehulsing M; Damm M; Schroder U; Vossing M. Potential role of transoral laser surgery for larynx carcinoma. Lasers Surg Med 1998;23(2):79-86
Motta G; Esposito E; Cassiano B; Motta S. T1-T2-T3 glottic tumors: fifteen years experience with CO2 laser. Acta Otolaryngol Suppl (Stockh) 1997;527:155-9
Remacle M; Lawson G; Jamart J; Minet M; Watelet JB; Delos M. CO2 laser in the diagnosis and treatment of early cancer of the vocal fold. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 1997;254(4):169-76
Diverticulum
Lippert BM; Folz BJ; Rudert HH; Werner JA Management of Zenker's diverticulum and postlaryngectomy pseudodiverticulum with the CO2 laser Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1999 Dec;121(6):809-14
Bradwell RA; Bieger AK; Strachan DR; Homer JJ. Endoscopic laser myotomy in the treatment of pharyngeal diverticula. J Laryngol Otol 1997 Jul;111(7):627-30
Tracheobronchial Endoscopy
Remacle M; Lawson G; Minet M; Mayne A; Watelet JB; Jamart J. Endoscopic treatment of tracheal stenosis using the carbon dioxide laser and the Gianturco stent: indications and results. Laryngoscope 1996 Mar;106(3 Pt 1):306-12
Coleman JA Jr; Van Duyne MJ; Ossoff RH. Laser treatment of lower airway stenosis. Otolaryngol Clin North Am 1995 Aug;28(4):771-83
Waller DA; Gower A; Kashyap AP; Conacher ID; Morritt GN Carbon dioxide laser bronchoscopy--a review of its use in the treatment of malignant tracheobronchial tumours in 142 patients [see comments]. Respir Med 1994 Nov;88(10):737-41
Stapedotomy
Shabana YK, et al. Laser stapedotomy. J Laryngol Otol 1999;113:413-6
Beatty TW; Haberkamp TJ; Khafagy YW; Bresemann JA. Stapedectomy training with the carbon dioxide laser. Laryngoscope 1997 Nov;107 (11 Pt 1):1441-4
Haberkamp TJ; Harvey SA; Khafagy Y. Revision stapedectomy with and without the CO2 laser: an analysis of results. Am J Otol 1996 Mar;17(2):225-9
LAUP
Lauretano A. Uvulopalatoplasty using Laser-assisted techniques. Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 2000 Mar;11(1):7-11
Wareing MJ; Callanan VP; Mitchell DB. Laser assisted uvulopalatoplasty: six and eighteen month results. J Laryngol Otol 1998 Jul;112(7):639-41
Coleman JA Jr. Laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty: long-term results with a treatment for snoring. Ear Nose Throat J 1998 Jan;77(1):22-4, 26-9, 32-4
Utley DS; Shin EJ; Clerk AA; Terris DJ. A cost-effective and rational surgical approach to patients with snoring, upper airway resistance syndrome, or obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Laryngoscope 1997 Jun;107(6):726-34
Septal Surgery
Kamami YV. Laser assisted uvulopalatoplasty: six and eighteen month results. J Laryngol Otol 1998 Jul;112(7):639-41
Other
Karim Ali M; Streitmann MJ. Excision of rhinophyma with the carbon dioxide laser: a ten-year experience. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 1997 Nov;106(11):952-5
