tive method of controlling laryngeal cancer which is locally very advanced, or where radiotherapy has already failed. Where the tumour is endo-laryngeal, a relatively favourable situation, a cure rate of at least 50% can be expected, and nearly all cases will have a fairly long survival in otherwise reasonable health. Where laryngectomy is part of the surgical treatment of hypopharyngeal cancer...

BACKGROUND Free jejunal transfer has become the standard technique for reconstruction of the pharynx and hypopharynx, especially with proximal neoplastic lesions, whereas gastric tube interposition is the technique of choice for reconstruction of the hypopharynx and cervical esophagus when resection extends below the thoracic inlet. HYPOTHESIS Surgical ablation is a viable option for advanced...

Hypopharyngeal perforation following minor trauma: a case report and literature review c A rare complication of non-penetrating blunt neck trauma, hypopharyngeal perforation is mainly reported in association with high velocity road traffic accidents. The proposed injury mechanism is neck hyperextension associated with airway closure due to cervical compression against the steering wheel. Low ve...

A 50-year-old patient with a history of hypopharyngeal cancer, laryngectomy, adjuvant chemoradiotherapy and incompetent tracheoesophageal fistula was admitted for elective pharingostomal surgery. During the surgery, he presented esophageal bleeding hemodynamic instability. After stabilization, gastroscopy performed through stoma, showing arterial 4-5 cm distal to which controlled three hemostat...

We investigated whether prophylactic percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is used effectively for patients treated with definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) and the predictors of need PEG. 326 laryngeal, oropharyngeal or hypopharyngeal cancers were retrospectively reviewed. The PEG tube use group had more favorable results than total parenteral nutrition nasogastric groups in ter...