Abstract
Although carbon dioxide laser therapy has been the preferred treatment for laryngeal papillomatosis for the past 10 to 15 years, only one major study has been published on the effect of laser surgery on the course of this disease. This report presents 46 patients who were treated by laser microlaryngoscopy during a 7(1/2) year period at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Among the 37 patients with adequate follow-up, 13 (35%) have gone into remission. The remission rate was 69% among patients who had exhibited laryngeal papillomatosis for 5 years or less, compared with a 10% remission rate in patients who had the disease for more than 5 years. None of the patients went Into remission at puberty.
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