[Preliminary investigation of coblation for early glottic carcinoma].

Objective: To establish whether Coblation is a suitable modality for removal of early glottic carcinoma.

Methods: Fourteen patients with early glottic carcinoma (Tis-T2) without lymph node metastasis underwent resection of laryngeal cancer lesions using transoral endoscopic coblation (TEC), without pre- or post-operative radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

Results: No severe complication such as bleeding and dyspnea occurred in the cases.