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Entering the pharynx in total laryngectomy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

W. I. Wei ,
W. F. Lau  and
K. H. Lam
W. I. Wei*
Affiliation:
Hong Kong
W. F. Lau
Affiliation:
Hong Kong
K. H. Lam
Affiliation:
Hong Kong
*
Dr. William I. Wei, Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
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Abstract

In performing total laryngectomy for carcinoma of the larynx, the pharynx should be entered at sites away from the tumour. When the tumour is supraglottic in location, the entry should be through the lateral pharyngeal wall; and when the tumour is located in the postcricoid area, entry above the hyoid bone is preferred.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 101 , Issue 6 , June 1987 , pp. 589 - 591
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1987

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