Key points:
- We compare the
safety
of various surgical modalities(microdebrider, CO2 laser, and KTP
laser) for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis resection using the
intraoperative and postoperative complication rate.
- As far as we know, this is the first meta-analysis to safety of
various surgical modalities.
- Twenty different studies was included in quantitative synthesis.
- The weighted average complication rate for microdebrider was 0.03, for
CO2 laser treatment was 0.16, and for KTP laser treatment was 0.04.
- The limited evidence demonstrated that CO2 lasers in the surgical
treatment of RRP may lead to more surgical complications, and
microdebrider and KTP lasers may be safer.