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Sheffield suction holder clips for endolaryngeal laser surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 August 2013

J Manickavasagam*
Affiliation:
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK
A Jebreel
Affiliation:
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK Department of Paediatric ENT, Sheffield Children's Hospital, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Mr J Manickavasagam, 22 Sandygate Grange Drive, Sheffield S10 5NW, UK E-mail: jaiganeshkalpana@yahoo.co.uk

Abstract

Background:

There has been a major evolution in laryngeal surgery, largely due to an improved understanding of disease pathogenesis and advances in technology, especially the introduction of lasers.

Method and results:

Continuous laser plume evacuation during endolaryngeal surgery improves visualisation of the surgical field. Hence, microlaryngoscopes are fitted with smoke evacuation channels on their sides. We have devised a new, simple and efficient suction holder clip for endolaryngeal surgery that has distinct advantages over other suction holders.

Type
Short Communications
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2013 

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Footnotes

Presented as a poster at the 14th British Academic Conference in Otolaryngology, 4–6 July 2012, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, and at the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, and OTO Expo, 9–12 September 2012, Washington, DC, USA.

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