Preoperative tracheostomy is associated with thyroid gland invasion and poorer prognosis in laryngectomized patients.
Roee NoyNadeem HabashiSharon AkrishJacob CohenYotam ShkedyPublished 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 (2023)
Preoperative tracheostomy is an independent predictive factor for thyroid gland invasion and has adverse oncological outcomes in laryngectomized patients. Conversely, the rates of thyroid gland invasion are low when tracheostomy was not performed beforehand.