title: Experimental studies of Neodym-YAG-laser microsurgery of the vocal cords in dogs.
abstract: In animals the endolaryngeal application of Laser rays of the Nd: YAG-Laser MediLas was tested under microsurgical conditions, the early and late alterations of the vocal cords were endoscopically observed and histologically studied. Laser surgery has the special merit of permitting a touchless and bloodless operation. The experiences with the Nd: YAG-Laser MediLas encourage us to use this procedure in clinical tests for the therapy of benignant squamous epithelium hyperplasia of vocal cords.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D004724:Endoscopy; D004848:Epithelium / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*