The aim of the study. Authors present their own experience in the treatment of ultra long-gap esophageal atresia using combined Kimura’s and Foker’s methods, while the latter one to our best knowledge has been used for the first time in Poland. material and methods. Multi-stage process of treatment was used in four patients. In three of them, in case of previous spit fistula presence, Foker’s a...

Aims: To analyse retrospectively all cases of spontaneous salivary fistulae studied by radiological imaging from January 1999 to December 2011. Salivary fistulae are uncommon; they could be congenital or acquired caused by injury, neoplasm, surgery or may represent a rare long-term complication of sialolithiasis and/or recurrent sialoadenitis. Materials and methods: We retrospectively report ou...

The treatment of condylar fractures is complex and controversial.The aim the present study to evaluate outcomes open reduction using Modified Blair’s (Transparotid) approach. Materials Methods: A prospective was conducted March 2021 April 2023. Patients reporting department with neck/ subcondylar or without other facial bone requiring internal fixation were included in study. approach used expo...

Background: Salivary gland tumors are the most complex and diverse of any organ in body. Assessing pathological characteristics salivary tumor, contributing to early diagnosis effective treatment as well avoiding tumor-induced complications is focus study. Objective: To study clinical, paraclinical features evaluate results tumor surgery. Materials Methods: 41 patients with who were examined at...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To revisit the surgical technique of lateral pharyngotomy in patients with selected, isolated, and untreated invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the lateral oropharynx. To describe postoperative management, complications, and functional outcomes. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective review from a French university teaching hospital. METHODS Ninety-one patients consecutively unde...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Reconstruction of the pharyngoesophageal defects is one of the most challenging for head and neck surgeons. We evaluated our experience in the hypopharyngeal reconstruction using a fasciocutaneous free flap in conjunction with a Montgomery salivary bypass tube (MSBT). STUDY DESIGN Retrospective review. METHODS The charts of 55 patients who had undergone hypopharynx rec...