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Fundamentals of Laryngeal Surgery: Approaches, Instrumentation, and Basic Microlaryngoscopic Techniques

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Most laryngeal lesions are located in the mucosa or submucosal space, making them easily accessible to endoscopic surgery. Advantages of the endoscopic approach include the avoidance of skin incisions, division of the thyroid cartilage, and tracheotomy. Open laryngeal surgery is required for the cartilaginous structures of the larynx, if the position of the larynx is to be altered, or if the anatomical situation prevents adequate endoscopic visual­ization. Endolaryngeal surgery is done using Klein­sasser’s microlaryngoscopy technique. CO2 laser systems are frequently used for laryngeal surgery, particularly phonosurgery, stenosis surgery, and resection of most laryngeal tumors.

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  1. Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, A.ö. Landeskrankenhaus Klagenfurt, HNO, St. Veiter Str. 47, A-9020, Klagenfurt, Austria

    Hans Edmund Eckel

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  1. Mont-Godinne, Univ. Hospital of Louvain at, Yvoir, 5530, Belgium

    Marc Remacle

  2. Hals-Nasen-Ohren Abteilung, Landeskrankenhaus Klagenfurt, St. Veiter Str. 47, Klagenfurt, 9026, Austria

    Hans Edmund Eckel

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Eckel, H.E., Remacle, M. (2009). Fundamentals of Laryngeal Surgery: Approaches, Instrumentation, and Basic Microlaryngoscopic Techniques. In: Remacle, M., Eckel, H. (eds) Surgery of Larynx and Trachea. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79136-2_3

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