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Functional Oral Intake in Primary Versus Salvage Laryngectomy.

Anna C LawrenceSarah KingBryan RensloTuleen SawafOmar A KaradaghyShannon Kraft
Published in: Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2024)
Patients undergoing SL appear to obtain similar swallow outcomes compared to PL at 3 to 6 months postlaryngectomy, but plateau. The PL group continues to improve up to 1 year postoperatively. Fifty percent of patients report on-going dysphagia after 5 years.
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