[Use of surgical Co2 lasers in pathological states of ENT organs]

Carbon dioxide lasers were used in the surgical treatment of 46 patients with various ENT pathologies. They were: benign tumors of the stomatolaryngopharynx, and face, head, neck skin; cicatricial and paralytic stenoses of the larynx and trachea, cicatricial processes in the nasal cavity, chronic hypertrophic rhinitis, chronic hyperplastic lateral and granular pharyngitis. Romashka-II and Skalpel-I CO2 lasers were used, their exposure being 0.3 to 10 s and power being 8 to 80 W. Preliminary results suggest that this approach may be very beneficial.