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Byron J. Bailey, MD

JAMA. 1985;254(16):2303-2305.

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The specialty of otolaryngology—head and neck surgery has advanced on several exciting fronts during the past year. Last year, CONTEMPO highlighted the implanted cochlear prosthesis, and in November 1984 one version of the cochlear implant was approved for commercial marketing to adults with profound hearing loss. The device does not permit the user to understand spoken words, but generally allows environmental sounds and voices to be recognized and enhances lip reading.

Laser surgery has been the focus of considerable attention. Over a decade ago, laryngologists began to explore the use of this versatile new surgical tool in combination with the operating microscope and an endoscopic portal of entry, a combination that provides a powerful, precise new approach to the management of some difficult problems within the larynx. For example, microsurgical laser vaporization and resection seems to provide safe and effective therapy for subglottic hemangioma in children. According to two separate . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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