Modern aspects of studying respiratiry papillomatosis. Part II. Treatment

This review presents treatment options for respiratory papillomatosis. Despite the variety of treatment modalities, none of them have been shown to be of any significant benefit. The current treatment approaches include, firstly, the use of endoscopic and laser surgery, secondly, the search for the new antiviral agents (indol-3-carbinol, cidofovir and others), which are the most frequently used as adjuvant therapy and, thirdly, the development of vaccination methods. Other forms of therapy for advanced and recurrent laryngeal papillomatosis, such as photodynamic therapy, radiation therapy and laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy are also studied.