title: Laser excision of hypopharyngeal lesions using a transoral approach.
abstract: A transoral technique for the excision of primary hypopharyngeal, posterior pharyngeal, and lateral pharyngeal wall tumors using the CO(2) or KTP laser and an operating microscope is presented.
authors.affiliation: Otolaryngology Surgical Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland, Oregon 97201.
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007012:Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010614:Pharynx / Q000601:surgery