ArticleCancers2023
The Incidence and the Risk Factors for Pharyngocutaneous Fistula following Primary and Salvage Total Laryngectomy.
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- Survival and larynx function after upfront vs. salvage total laryngectomy: a meta-analysis.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Pooled it
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- Closure techniques for esophageal reconstruction after total laryngectomy and their impact on fistula formation.World journal of clinical oncology · 2025Article
- Temporal Variability in the Incidence and Risk Factors for Pharyngocutaneous Fistula Development after Total Laryngectomy.Cancers · 2024Article
- Pharyngocutaneous Fistula Following Traumatic Neck Injury: A First of its Kind.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024Article
- Reconstruction for Salvage Laryngectomy With Limited Pharyngectomy.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2024Article
- Non-secretory medullary thyroid carcinoma with laryngotracheal invasion: a case report and review of the literature.AME case reports · 2024Article
- Is precision medicine the solution to improve organ preservation in laryngeal/hypopharyngeal cancer? A position paper by the Preserve Research Group.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Review
- The Localisation of a Tracheoesophageal Shunt during Laryn(-gopharyn)gectomy Determines the Risk of Shunt Insufficiency.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Review of Outcomes after Salvage Surgery for Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck.Cancers · 2023Review
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Abstract
The pharyngocutaneous fistula (PCF) is the most common complication following a total laryngectomy (TL) with a wide range of incidence and various potential risk factors. The aim was to analyse the incidence and potential risk factors for PCF formation in a large study set collected over a longer period of time. In the retrospective study at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Cervicofacial Surgery of Ljubljana, 422 patients who were treated for head and neck cancer by TL between 2007 and 2020 were included. The comprehensive clinicopathologic data were collected including potential risk factors related to the patient, disease, surgical treatment and post-operative period for the development of fistulae. The patients were categorized into a group with the fistula (a study group) and one without it (a control group). The PCF then developed in 23.9% of patients. The incidence following a primary TL was 20.8% and 32.7% following salvage TL (
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