BACKGROUND Transoral, minimally invasive organ preservation surgeries are being increasingly used for laryngopharyngeal carcinomas to avoid the toxicities of combined chemotherapy and radiation therapy regimens. This study investigates the efficiency, safety, and functional outcomes of transoral robotic surgery (TORS) supraglottic laryngectomy. METHODS Patients with laryngeal cancer who under...

OBJECTIVE To observe the appliance value of epiglottis in laryngeal function reconstruction after partial laryngectomy. METHODS Thirty-two cases of glottic and superglottic carcinomas of larynx had conducted partial laryngectomy and the laryngeal function was reconstructed using epiglottis from December. 1992 to January 1996. RESULTS Nineteen of the twenty-one glottic carcinomas and five of...

Introduction: Pharyngocutaneous fistula (PCF) is the most common complication after total laryngectomy. Its incidence is extremely variable, with values ranging from 3% and 65%. The management of this problem considerably increases the length and the cost of hospitalization.  The aim of this study is to analyze the incidence, predisposing factors, and outcome of PCF in patients undergoing total...

BACKGROUND Pharyngocutaneous fistula (PCF) is a problematic complication following total laryngectomy. Disagreement remains regarding predisposing factors. This study examines perioperative factors predicting PCF following total laryngectomy using a large multicenter data registry. METHODS Retrospective cohort analysis was performed using patients undergoing total laryngectomy in the ACS-NSQI...

Objective: Supracricoidpartial laryngectomy with Cricohyoidoepiglottopexy or Cricohyoïdopexieis an organ preservation surgery indicated for selected T1 to T3 laryngeal cancers. To evaluate functional and oncological outcomes of supracricoid laryngectomy in our department, a retrospective review was conducted. Methods: We summarized the clinical and postoperative data of 31 patients who received...

OBJECTIVE Supracricoid laryngectomy with cricohyoidoepiglottopexy has been known to be able to cope with tumor excisions with minimal margins. Extended resection may result in a limited margin and may impair the prognosis. We conducted a clinicopathologic analysis of local recurrence in supracricoid laryngectomy with cricohyoidoepiglottopexy patients. METHODS Between 1997 and 2013, 100 patien...

OBJECTIVE To assess the success rate of tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis as the primary mode of voice rehabilitation in patients after total laryngectomy. METHODS Medical record files of 35 patients subjected to total laryngectomy were reviewed for determining success or failure of the voice prosthesis. The indicators used were quality of speech and utility of the device. Subsequent complic...