Suprahyoid pharyngotomy – a rare, but a simple approach in head and neck surgery

The surgical transcervical approach creates a corridor to oropharynx and hypopharynx, which provides excellent exposure for removal of different lesions at these sites. suprahyoid pharyngotomy technique can be used in situations similar the lateral pharyngotomy, like management benign malignant tumors base tongue, posterior pharyngeal wall, excision lingual thyroid. Here, we have discussed detail about two patients this was – one, case laryngeal schwannoma another, thyroglossal duct cyst. We also reviewed many articles related suprahyhoid came across 36 cases successfully used.