Background. The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of CO 2 laser endoscopic surgery in the treatment of glottic carcinoma limited to the true vocal cords or involving the adjacent regions. Methods. Seven hundred nineteen patients (687 men and 32 women; mean age, 60.4 years; range, 33
The CO2 laser in plastic surgery
โ Scribed by Isaac Kaplan
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 169 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0196-8092
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