Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 22-26, March 2003

Open supraglottic laryngectomy

  • Ralph P. Tufano, MD

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Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

Abstract 

Standard open supraglottic laryngectomy provides a means to treat supraglottic carcinoma while maintaining physiologic speech and swallowing without the need for a permanent tracheostoma. The oncologic principles, techniques for resection and reconstruction and postoperative management issues are discussed.

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PII: S1043-1810(03)90037-6

Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 22-26, March 2003

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