Surgical Treatment of Sulcus Vocalis Using KTP Laser

성대구증에서 KTP Laser를 사용한 수술적 치료 1례

  • Jung, Chan Min (Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Gangnam Sevrance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Jihyung (Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Gangnam Sevrance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lim, Jae-Yol (Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Gangnam Sevrance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Hong-Shik (Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Gangnam Sevrance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
  • 정찬민 (연세대학교 의과대학 강남세브란스병원 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 김지형 (연세대학교 의과대학 강남세브란스병원 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 임재열 (연세대학교 의과대학 강남세브란스병원 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 최홍식 (연세대학교 의과대학 강남세브란스병원 이비인후과학교실)
  • Received : 2016.05.10
  • Accepted : 2017.06.21
  • Published : 2017.12.30

Abstract

Sulcus vocalis remains a surgical challenge despite many recent advances in laryngomicrosurgeries. We previously reported that 585-nm Pulsed dye laser (PDL) exerts favorable outcome in treatment of sulcus vocalis due to its therapeutic effects of collagen rearrangement and improved wound remodeling. In spite of the usefulness of PDL glottoplasty for treating sulcus vocalis, the device is no more available in the country. It prompted us to focus another angiolytic laser ; 532-nm KTP laser which has similar mechanisms of action and has been used for treatment of other laryngeal lesions elsewhere. Herein, we present a case of sulcus vocalis successfully treated with KTP laser. A patient underwent laryngomicrosurgery with angiolytic KTP laser (KTP glottoplasty) by the same surgical procedure with PDL glottoplasty. After the surgery, the patient presented improved voice outcome in time without complications.

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