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W F Robbett

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PubMed1987

Safe anesthesia for endoscopic laryngeal laser surgery.

Anesthesia safety for endoscopic laryngeal laser surgery has been a major limiting factor for laser applications in the larynx and the hypopharynx. Several anesthesia techniques have been proposed and each technique appears to have its own limitations. This paper will deal with the distinct advantages offered by the malleable copper tube which is used for delivery of the open Venturi system anesthesia for endoscopic laser surgery. A retrospective study of 100 patients who have undergone this modality of anesthesia at our institution will be presented. Our conclusion from this study shows clearly the superiority of the copper tube over the conventional aluminium-foil-wrapped endotracheal tube in safety and the exposure of the larynx during surgery.

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PubMed1984

Laryngeal tuberculosis: review of twenty cases.

Despite a dramatic reduction in incidence of laryngeal tuberculosis over the last three decades, tuberculous involvement still has to be considered in the differential diagnosis of laryngeal lesions. The majority of the 20 cases in our series consists of patients in whom the working diagnosis of carcinoma of the larynx was initially made. These patients presented with the chief complaint of hoarseness of several months duration, frequently associated with dysphagia, but in most cases with chest symptoms that were not prominent despite the fact that most of these patients had far advanced pulmonary tuberculosis. This presentation consists of a detailed analysis of 20 cases, and a discussion of the incidence, pathogenesis, clinical presentation and management of laryngeal tuberculosis.

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Hemangioma of the nasal bones: radiographic appearance.

Four additional cases of hemangioma involving the nasal bones are presented, bringing the reported cases to 15. The radiographic findings of nasal bone hemangioma are distinctive, permitting easy diagnosis. Hemangioma involving the nasal bones may result in a reticular or "soap bubble" osteoporosis, spiculation, bone thickening, or a channelled appearance of the nasal bone. Treatment is by local excision.

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