[Long-term results of surgical pharyngectomy (uvulo-palato-pharyngoplasty) versus office CO2 laser (L.A.U.P.) for the treatment of uncomplicated snoring].

Two treatments are habitually proposed for snoring without obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: the surgical pharyngotomy, and the treatment by laser done in the office. Our study analyses retrospectively, by telephone questionnaire, a group of 168 snorers, without obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, treated by pharyngotomy (n = 71) or CO2 laser (n = 97) between 1989 and 1993. Results after a mean follow-up of 5 years, with a minimal of 3 years, show for the two procedures the same efficacity, and an equivalent prevalence of side effects.

[Attic emptying in cholesteatoma and precholesteatoma states. Technique, indications and results].

A surgical procedure different from the open or closed technique is presented. The attic is emptied through the meatus after a retromeatal access to the antromastoidal cavities. By blocking the aditus ad antrum, the procedure produces an antrio-attic microcavity with no recessus.

[Teflon paste injection in vocal cord paralysis. Our experience and the future of injection techniques (author's transl)].

Fifty nine cases of vocal cords in abduction following recurrent nerve paralysis has been treated with teflon paste injection. Most of them were secondary to pulmonary neoplasms. All injections are done under general anesthesia and direct laryngoscopy.