Complications and predisposing factors from a decade of total laryngectomy

Complications of Total Laryngectomy

Objective: To find out various complications after total laryngectomy, with reference to their presentation, diagnosis, and management. Design: It was a prospective descriptive study. Setting: Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery department, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Islamabad, from 1st July 1999 to 31st June 2001. Patients and Methods: 25 patients undergoing total laryngectomy fo...

Primary and salvage total laryngectomy. Influential factors, complications, and survival.

PURPOSE In this retrospective study we analysed patients with advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx and hypopharynx treated with primary total laryngectomy (PTL) between 1990 and 2007. METHODS The patients were treated by classical PTL, radiotherapy 60-70 Gy, concomitant radio and chemotherapy (cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil) or salvage total laryngectomy (STL). They were followed up f...

Predisposing Factors for the Complications of Deep Neck Infection

Introduction: Cerumen is known as ear wax, produced regularly by cerumen and lipid secretary glands. Regarding the effect of Mazandaran province's humid weather on the prevalence of pathogenic microorganisms, this study was performed to determine the bacterial flora of the ear in patients with acute otitis externa and its comparison with healthy subjects. Materials and Methods: In this case-...

Pharyngocutaneous fistula after laryngectomy--incidence, predisposing factors and outcome.

AIMS The occurrence of pharyngocutaneous fistula in a totally laryngectomised patient is a serious complication as it increases patient morbidity and mortality. This paper aims to determine the incidence of the problem in our patients, to identify factors which may contribute to fistula formation and to analyse our results in managing this complication. METHODS The case records of 69 patients...

Predisposing Factors for the Complications of Deep Neck Infection