title: Recent advances in the use of lasers in otolaryngology.
abstract: The laser (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) has been used in Otolaryngology for over 20 years and is by now an accepted part of the armamentarium. A tremendous amount of work is being done in refining existing techniques and developing new ones, and this review discusses some of the recent advances.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Asthma and Allergic Airways Diseases, The London Chest Hospital, Bonner Road, E2 9JX London.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Shaida
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Bottrill
keywords: Laser; Otolaryngology; Review