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Diet Outcome in Patients With Hypopharyngeal Defects Repaired With Different Reconstruction Flaps: A Comparative Study.
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 2024 April 27
OBJECTIVES: To assess potential risk factors influencing diet outcomes after reconstruction of subtotal hypopharyngeal defects using free patch- or tube-shaped anterolateral thigh (ALT) fasciocutaneous flaps.
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study.
SETTING: First-level referral hospital.
METHODS: Between January 2011 and December 2020, we studied hypopharyngeal cancer patients who underwent the reconstruction of hypopharyngeal defects using free patch- or tube-shaped ALT fasciocutaneous flaps. The choice between patch- or tube-shaped ALT flaps depended on the defect's nature, favoring patch-shaped for subtotal defects and tube-shaped for circumferential defects. A restricted diet was characterized by a history of enterostomy or endoscopic esophageal dilation treatment postreconstruction. We analyzed patients with restricted diets at 1- and 3-year follow-up visits.
RESULTS: Ninety-eight patients were enrolled; 39 patch-shaped flaps, and 59 tube-shaped flaps. No significances were noted in demographics, postoperative radiotherapy (RT) or chemotherapy, rates of free flap reoperation/salvage, or complications. However, a significant difference emerged in diet outcomes at the 1-year follow-up (P = .005). The rate of a restricted diet was 6.08 times higher in patients with tube-shaped flaps compared to patch-shaped flaps (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.95-18.94). Stratifying based on postoperative RT revealed a 5.47 times higher rate of a restricted diet in tube-shaped flap recipients compared to patch-shaped flap recipients (95% CI: 1.44-20.48). No significances were observed in 5-year survival rates.
CONCLUSION: Concerning postoperative RT, patch-shaped flaps exhibited a lower incidence of a restricted diet compared to tube-shaped flaps. Preservation of the posterior mucosa may play a crucial role in preventing RT-induced esophageal stricture.
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study.
SETTING: First-level referral hospital.
METHODS: Between January 2011 and December 2020, we studied hypopharyngeal cancer patients who underwent the reconstruction of hypopharyngeal defects using free patch- or tube-shaped ALT fasciocutaneous flaps. The choice between patch- or tube-shaped ALT flaps depended on the defect's nature, favoring patch-shaped for subtotal defects and tube-shaped for circumferential defects. A restricted diet was characterized by a history of enterostomy or endoscopic esophageal dilation treatment postreconstruction. We analyzed patients with restricted diets at 1- and 3-year follow-up visits.
RESULTS: Ninety-eight patients were enrolled; 39 patch-shaped flaps, and 59 tube-shaped flaps. No significances were noted in demographics, postoperative radiotherapy (RT) or chemotherapy, rates of free flap reoperation/salvage, or complications. However, a significant difference emerged in diet outcomes at the 1-year follow-up (P = .005). The rate of a restricted diet was 6.08 times higher in patients with tube-shaped flaps compared to patch-shaped flaps (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.95-18.94). Stratifying based on postoperative RT revealed a 5.47 times higher rate of a restricted diet in tube-shaped flap recipients compared to patch-shaped flap recipients (95% CI: 1.44-20.48). No significances were observed in 5-year survival rates.
CONCLUSION: Concerning postoperative RT, patch-shaped flaps exhibited a lower incidence of a restricted diet compared to tube-shaped flaps. Preservation of the posterior mucosa may play a crucial role in preventing RT-induced esophageal stricture.
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