Michele Grasso, Massimo Fusconi, Pietro De Luca, Angelo Camaioni, Mario Belizzi, Flavia Flaccadoro, Griselda Agolli, Giovanni Ruoppolo, Marco de Vincentiis, Domenico Di Maria, Massimo Ralli, Arianna Di Stadio, Andrea Colizza, Antonio Greco
Early decannulation, performed within the first ten days after supracricoid partial laryngectomy, can result in a more rapid recovery of swallowing function with a semisolid bolus in the short term, about 30 days. We selected 20 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of larynx, who underwent supracricoid laryngectomies: 10 cricohyoidopexy (CHP) and 10 cricohyoidoepiglottopexy (CHEP). Staging was pT2 (10 pts), and pT3 (10 pts). Fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing was used to assess postoperative swallowing function after a mean of 12 and 22 days from surgery...
September 2023: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery