Publication details
Reconstruction of large postoperative defects after laryngopharyngectomies
| Authors | |
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| Year of publication | 2004 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | HNO Informationen |
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| Citation | |
| Field | ORL, ophthalmology, stomatology |
| Keywords | reconstruction -carcinoma hypopharyngis-flaps with a defined vascular pedicle |
| Description | In the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery in Brno, 89 patients with hypopharyngeal cancer were treated from 1998 - 2001, the overalI survival was 18,5 %. The authors draw attention to controversial opinions of surgical treatment of advanced hypopharyngeal tumors incIuding the possibiIity to cover large postoperative defects with flaps with a defined vascular pedicIe. Some cases are discussed in detail. The authors emphasize the benefit of cooperation with plastic surgeons and the necessity of individual indication for this way of treatment. |
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