Horizontal pharyngeal closure during total laryngectomy reduces rates of pharyngocutaneous fistula.

Aris Ioannis Giotakis Spyridon Potamianos Zoi Zachou Evangelos I Giotakis Efthymios Kyrodimos

Published in: 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 (2024)

The horizontal pharyngeal closure is a safe pharyngeal closure technique during TL, reduces PCF rates (< 2%), results in excellent voice rehabilitation and swallowing function, and can also be used during salvage TL instead of a major pectoral flap. This type of closure should be used only in selected patients with laryngeal disease without pharyngeal extension.

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