The Use of C0_2 Laser in the Pediatric Airway Lesions

Abstract

From September 1990 through September 1991, seven patients underwent 10 CO_2 laser procedures for treatment of airway lesions. In four patients via bronchoscopy and in three patients via operation field. Ages ranged from 6 months to 8 years. Diagnoses included '・ Acquired subglottic stenosis (6) and Tracheal bleeding (l). Most lesions responded to only one to two laser treatments. No major complication occurred secondary to laser surgery. Significant benefits, such as minimal postoperative edema and scarring, and minimum risk associated with CO_2 laser surgery were recognized. It may play an important part in treating obstructive airway lesion of infants and children.