KTP laser endoscopic cricopharyngeal myotomy and pharyngeal pouch diverticulotomy: how I do it

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader KTP laser endoscopic cricopharyngeal myotomy and pharyngeal pouch diverticulotomy: how I do it Via http://link.springer.com/journal/405,European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology,The European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Oct 5. doi: 10.1007/s00405-021-07101-z. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Various endoscopic methods of dividing the cricopharyngeus muscle and the common wall of pharyngeal pouches have been described, most commonly the carbon dioxide laser and stapler. The potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) laser is an alternate endoscopic method of treatment. METHODS: The KTP laser is used in a similar fashion to the carbon dioxide laser to carefully divide the cricopharyngeus muscle fibres ± the common wall of the pharyngeal pouch, under microscopic visualization. CONCLUSION: The KTP laser is an alternative and safe technique for these surgeries. PMID:34609606 | DOI:10.1007/s00405-021-07101-z View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.