Journal Reviews

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A therapeutic algorithm for tracheoesophageal periprosthetic leakage

5 November 2021 | | Head and Neck, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice, Speech and Language Therapy | management, periprosthetic leakage, postlaryngectomy rehabilitation, total laryngectomy, voice prosthesis

Tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis leakage can be intravalvular (more common) or periprosthetic (focus of this study). The authors studied the causes of periprosthetic leakage among 115 patients attending for voice prosthesis management (1374 clinic attendances) treated between December 2014 to December...

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Does use of pectoralis muscle myocutaneous flap (PMMCF) reduce postoperative pharyngocutaneous fistula complication after salvage laryngectomy?

7 July 2020 | | Radiotherapy, chemoradiotherapy, pectoralis major myocutaneous flap, pharyngeal interposition graft, pharyngocutaneous fistula, salvage total laryngectomy

Salvage laryngectomy for recurrent laryngeal carcinoma following failed radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy is associated with high postoperative complication rate. The primary aim of this paper was to assess whether use of muscle myocutaneous flap (PMMCF) as an interposition graft reduces the...

Are organ-preserving treatment strategies for T3 laryngeal cancers reducing patient survival?

1 November 2015 | | advanced stage, laryngeal cancer, organ-preserving treatment, overall survival, total laryngectomy

This article presents the 10-year results of a single institution’s treatment of advanced laryngeal cancer. The institution established a protocol based on the Dutch Head and Neck Society consensus document on laryngeal cancer diagnostics and treatment published in 1991. This...