Role of CO2 laser in the management of recurrent respiratory papillomatosis [RRP], A2 Yr experience at combined military hospital, rawalpindi

ABSTRACT

The Papilloma is one of the most common benign neoplasms of the Larynx. Laryngeal Papillomatosis is a disease of widespread papilloma formation that most commonly affects the larynx but may involve multiple areas of the aero-digestive tract. Typically, the onset of disease during childhood is associated with more aggressive disease. The etiology of this disease is the human papillomavirus [HPV] especially types 6 and 11. Diagnosis is often delayed because the symptoms mimic a variety of other diseases. This article reviews the statistical analysis about age, sex and site of the tumour and analyses the role of carbon dioxide laser as a modality of treatment, in a series of eleven patients with respiratory papillomatosis