Abstract
Objective: Investigate a new application for radiofrequency ablation in head and neck surgery, for early glottic carcinoma, the short-term efficacy of the surgery was observed.
Method: Three patients with early glottic carcinoma (T1 2, Tis 1) were successfully treated using transoral endoscopic coblation (TEC). The technique is described in detail, highlighting the main benefits of this approach as compared with existing techniques.
Results: Adequate removal of disease was achieved without complications and no recurrence was observed in the study period.
Conclusion: Short-term observation exceeding 2 years suggests that the coblation appears to be an attractive evolving, reliable and safe modality for early glottic carcinoma, although current probe size is not enough small. This should be regarded as a pilot study.
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