Novel use of Weerda laryngoscope to remove early cervical esophageal cancer.

A 65-year-old man was followed up after endoscopic mucosal resection for esophageal cancer in February 2000. Thereafter, he received endoscopic mucosal resection, radiation therapy, and argon plasma coagulation for recurrent and multiple primary esophageal cancers. On follow-up examination, two additional esophageal cancers were detected by endoscopy in September 2003. One lesion was located 16 cm from the incisor close to the entrance to the esophagus. To preserve the larynx, this lesion was removed by mucosal resection using a Weerda distending operating laryngoscope. This report describes this novel use of a Weerda distending operating laryngoscope to remove superficial cervical esophageal cancer.