Dear Editor, We would like to take the opportunity to comment our point of view on the current role of cricohyoidoepiglottopexy in the treatment of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSSC). Since 1984 our group has performed 456 supracricoid partial laryngectomies (SPL), 81 of which were crico-hyoid-epiglottopexies (CHEP). We used this technique in T1, T2 and in selected T3 LSCC. Over the years...

Introduction: Laryngocele is an air-filled dilatation of the laryngeal saccule that extends upward within the false vocal folds. Different etiologies lead to laryngocele congenital malformation, weakness of the laryngeal tissues and increased intralaryngeal pressure. Laryngocele may be a secondary iatrogenic complication following subtotal laryngectomy.   Case Report: We report the case of a 61...

Objective The aim of this study was to re-evaluate the open partial horizontal laryngectomies (OPHLs) performed at our institution in terms of the new classification of the European Laryngological Society and compare the differences with the new classification system. Methods A retrospective analysis of 45 patients diagnosed with T1b, T2, and T3 laryngeal carcinoma who were treated with OPHLs...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the long-term outcomes of supracricoid partial laryngectomy with cricohyoidoepiglottopexy (CHEP) and its modified version, in which we reserve the poster inferior borders of both thyroid cartilage laminas to protect swallowing function. METHODS This retrospective survival analysis was performed in 86 patients, wherein 46 undergoing CHEP and 40 undergoing modified CHEP...

OBJECTIVE To compare functional and oncological outcomes of cricohyoidoepiglottopexy (CHEP) and near-total laryngectomy with epiglottic reconstruction (NTLER) techniques in early glottic carcinoma. DESIGN Case series, clinical study. SETTING Two tertiary care referral centers. PATIENTS Seventeen patients with T1b glottic squamous cell carcinoma were treated with CHEP and 21 were treated w...

BACKGROUND To assess functional results, complications, and success of larynx preservation in patients with recurrent squamous cell carcinoma after radiotherapy. METHODS From a database of 40 patients who underwent supracricoid partial laryngectomy (SCPL) with cricohyoidoepiglottopexy (CHEP) from June 2001 to April 2006, eight patients were treated previously with radiotherapy due to squamous...

INTRODUCTION Metastases to Delphian lymph node is rarely present in laryngeal malignancy. This report describes its frequency in patients with glottic cancer undergoing supracricoid partial laryngectomy (SCPL) with cricohyoidoepiglottopexy (CHEP). MATERIAL AND METHODS Fourteen patients (13 male and 1 female) with a mean age of 58 years underwent a SCPL with CHEP and functional bilateral neck ...

AIMS To assess the role of transoral robotic surgery (TORS) in managing failures of conventional transoral laser microsurgery (TLM) in cases with difficult laryngeal exposure. METHODS Retrospective analysis of 3 patients with difficult laryngeal exposure treated with TORS. All 3 cases failed to be managed by conventional TLM after repeated attempts by experienced surgeons. In 2 cases, the ini...

Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California, Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University de Paris V-Descartes, Hôpital Europ een Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of Sou...