UNILATERAL ARYTENOIDECTOMY FOR INTRACTABLE ASPIRATION FOLLOWING SUPRACRICOID LARYNGECTOMY: A CASE OF SURGICAL DILEMMA
Abstract
DOI: 10.26650/IUITFD.342778
Supracricoid partial laryngectomy (SCPL) is
a procedure in which the functions of the larynx are preserved. Swallowing
difficulties is the most common functional impairment following SCPL. It has
been suggested that sparing the arytenoid cartilages is beneficial for the
rapid recovery of the swallowing function after SCPL. In this case report we
present a 67-year-old male who underwent SCPL in 2015, in which both arytenoid
cartilages were preserved. Following the procedure, the patient had severe
aspiration and swallowing problems. In order to save the patient from total
laryngectomy a one sided arytenoidectomy was performed successfully. The patient
no longer required his gastrostomy tube afer 3 months.
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Primary Language
English
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Journal Section
Case Report
Publication Date
September 20, 2018
Submission Date
October 10, 2017
Acceptance Date
May 7, 2018
Published in Issue
Year 2018 Volume: 81 Number: 3