title: Instrumentation for CO2 laser surgery of the larynx and tracheobronchial tree.
abstract: This article discusses the safety principles necessary in laser surgery of the aerodigestive tract, and reviews the instrumentation currently used in microlaryngeal and bronchoscopic laser surgery that satisfies these criteria. Such use will contribute to reduction of morbidity rates associated with laser surgery in these procedures.
mesh_terms: D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D020680:Bronchoscopes; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000295:instrumentation; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide