Replacement of the pharynx after pharyngolaryngectomy
Stell, P.M.
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 66(6): 388-390
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-8843 PMID: 6508156 Document Number: 238961
Twenty-two patients undergoing pharyngolaryngectomy and pharyngeal reconstruction are presented. Four patients died before leaving hospital swallowing. Fistulae and stricture formation were fairly common in patients who had been previously irradiated. The 2-year survival was 37%.