PURPOSE The surgical treatment of head and neck cancer, primarily laryngeal cancer, causes sequelae and can change the patient's quality of life. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of laryngectomy on the quality of life regarding the functional, physical, psychological, and social aspects. METHODS Fourteen patients underwent total laryngectomy and 16 underwent vertical pa...

Objective This study aimed to evaluate the recurrence and survival of patients treated with frontolateral laryngectomy for T1 and T2 glottic laryngeal carcinoma. Methods Patients who underwent frontolateral laryngectomy for glottic laryngeal carcinoma at a tertiary hospital between March 2009 and June 2014 were included. Patient demographics, tumor stage, treatment and histopathological exami...

BACKGROUND Critical pathways have been purported to decrease resource utilization in the management of head and neck cancer. Prior reports have documented shorter lengths of stay (LOS) for pathway patients than for historical cohorts. OBJECTIVE To critically evaluate the impact of critical pathways on LOS after laryngectomy. DESIGN Length-of-stay trends of 2 concurrent observational cohorts...

mediastinal tracheostomy is a complex surgical procedure for the management of airway reconstruction in patients whose distal trachea is not sufficiently long to be reconstructed as cervical tracheostomy after tracheal resection for malignant diseases. in this article (study), we present our 10 year experience of this uncommon procedure in thoracic surgery ward of imam khomeini's hospital, tehr...

The aim of this study was to validate the feasibility of modified frontolateral partial laryngectomy without tracheotomy using animal experiments. The glottic area before and after surgery of 6 excised canine larynges and 10 canine larynges in vivo were compared to observe whether the glottic area following modified frontolateral partial laryngectomy without tracheotomy is adequate for breathin...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Perform a systematic literature search to provide an overview of today's literature regarding the different aspects that can cause dysphagia after supracricoid laryngectomy. STUDY DESIGN A systematic literature review. REVIEW METHODS The inclusion criteria were laryngeal cancer, supracricoid laryngectomy, and swallowing. Thirty-one qualifying articles were included and...

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...

BACKGROUND Both organ-preserving concurrent (chemo)radiotherapy ((C)RT) and organ-sacrificing surgery (total laryngectomy) are used for treatment of advanced laryngeal cancer. The purpose of this study was to present the assessment of our treatment protocol for T3 (C)RT and T4 disease (total laryngectomy + postoperative RT). METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study in 182 consecutive...

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the oncological efficacy of salvage total laryngectomy in patients who had previously undergone supracricoid partial laryngectomy or transoral laser microsurgery for treatment of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. We retrospectively reviewed the medical, surgical and pathological records of 35 patients who underwent salvage total laryngectomy after r...

The aim of the present retrospective controlled study was to analyse and compare risk factors for tracheocutaneous fistula in patients who received tracheostomy after supracricoid partial laryngectomy with those who received tracheostomy for other causes. We enrolled 39 patients with tracheocutaneous fistulas who were divided into two groups. The first received temporary tracheostomy for suprac...