Treatment of ectopic intratracheal thyroid with a holmium laser

Andrew B Hall1, Thomas O Gifford, Peter R Sabatini

  • 181st Medical Group, 301 Fisher Street, Keesler AFB, MS 39534, USA.

Military Medicine
|December 15, 2011
PubMed

The report describes an 85-year-old woman who underwent ectopic intratracheal thyroid ablation with a holmium laser. This represents a novel use of a holmium laser and a potential alternative for commonly performed open intratracheal thyroid excisions.

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