METHOD OF TREATING BENIGN NEOPLASMS OF LARYNX Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC A61B17/24 A61B18/20 A61N5/67 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to field of medicine, namely to otolaryngology, and can be applied in treatment of benign neoplasms of larynx. method consists in surgical treatment with application of photodynamic therapy (PDT), which includes introduction of photosensitiser into patient's organism with further laser irradiation of neoplasm zone. Intubation of patient with endotracheal tube with inflatable cuff on end is carried out. Detachable reflector, facing the side of lower surface of vocal folds, is installed into endotracheal tube in lower part of larynx between vocal folds and inflatable cuff at 50-80° towards trachea side. Additional irradiation of lower part of larynx, including lower surface of vocal folds, is carried out simultaneously by reflected laser irradiation by means of reflector. Duration of photodynamic therapy session constitutes on average 600 s, with irradiation power being 1.5 W.

EFFECT: application of claimed invention makes it possible to increase treatment efficiency due to possibility of irradiation of lower part of larynx and lower surface of vocal folds, reduce terms of treatment of benign larynx diseases by carrying out a single PDT session.

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