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Powered instrumentation in obstructing laryngeal tumours

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 December 2006

E Phelan ,
E Lang ,
B N Mahesh  and
J Lang
E Phelan
Affiliation:
Department Otolaryngology, Galway University Hospital, Galway, Ireland
E Lang
Affiliation:
Department Otolaryngology, Galway University Hospital, Galway, Ireland
B N Mahesh
Affiliation:
Department Otolaryngology, Galway University Hospital, Galway, Ireland
J Lang
Affiliation:
Department Otolaryngology, Galway University Hospital, Galway, Ireland
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Abstract

Traditionally, debulking of obstructing laryngeal tumours has been performed with cold steel instruments or CO2 lasers. With recent technological advances and increased availability of microdebriders, powered instrumentation for debulking laryngeal tumours has become a viable option. We describe the use of the Xomed laryngeal Tricut blade in re-establishing the airways in four patients with obstructing laryngeal tumours. In all cases a tracheostomy was avoided, thus allowing adequate time to stage each patient and tailor surgery to the individual.

Keywords

Laryngeal NeoplasmsAirway ObstructionOtorhinolaryngologic Surgical ProceduresTracheostomy
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 121 , Issue 3 , March 2007 , pp. 293 - 295
Copyright
2006 JLO (1984) Limited

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Footnotes

Presented at the Irish Otolaryngology Society Meeting, Belfast, Ireland, 14th October 2004.