## Abstract ## Background. Transoral laser microsurgery is successfully performed in the treatment of primary laryngeal carcinomas. Few publications deal with the application in patients with recurrent glottic carcinomas after radiation failure. Our study aims to review our experience with transor
Transoral carbon-dioxide laser resection of hypopharyngeal carcinoma
✍ Scribed by Heinrich H. Rudert; Steffen Höft
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 338 KB
- Volume
- 260
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0302-9530
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