Surgical management of tympanojugular paragangliomas using the flexible CO 2 laser.
Stephan HackenbergTill Jasper MeyerJohannes HäfnerMatthias ScheichManuel StöthFadi Al-TinawiTilmann NeunRobert MlynskiRudolf HagenAgmal ScherzadPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2022)
laser was shown to be a safe and effective alternative to conventional bipolar cauterization, which is appreciated by the surgeon in these highly vascularized tumors. Both techniques allowed a high tumor control rate and good long-term results also from a functional point of view.