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In-Office KTP Treatment of Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis

Contributors: Clark A. Rosen

Laryngeal recurrent respiratory papillomatosis can be treated in the office using a 532-nm pulsed KTP laser under local anesthesia while the patient is awake without sedation.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17797/5ar3jihu3g

Editor Recruited By: Michael Johns III, MD

KTP laser treatment of recurrent respiratory papillomatosis in the office
Small RRP lesions Patient tolerance and/or preference
Bulky RRP lesions Patient anxiety Significant gag reflex Medical comorbidities that contraindicate an in-office procedure
Patient sits in an upright position in a chair. Physician driving the laryngoscope stands on the patient¢s right side while the assistant, who passes the lidocaine drip catheter and laser fiber, stands on the patient¢s left.
Blood pressure and heart rate measurements before the procedure.
Good knowledge of the laryngeal anatomy Knowledge of KTP laser treatment classifications: KTP V ¢ Noncontact, angiolysis KTP 1 ¢ Noncontact, epithelium intact KTP 2 ¢ Noncontact, epithelium disruption KTP 3 ¢ Select contact or noncontact, epithelial ablation without tissue removal KTP 4 ¢ Contact, epithelial ablation with tissue removal
Advantages: Avoids general anesthesia; allows ¢touch-up¢ removal of small RRP lesions Disadvantages: Not ideal in bulky RRP lesions; not as precise as treatment under general anesthesia
Vasovagal reaction, epistaxis, incomplete removal of RRP lesions, may require multiple procedures, anterior glottic web formation.
Vasovagal reaction, epistaxis, incomplete removal of RRP lesions, may require multiple procedures, anterior glottic web formation.
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