Functional outcomes of soft palate reconstruction after oncologic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Armando De VirgilioElisa BelliniGian Marco PaceAndrea CostantinoBianca Maria FestaAndrea IandelliElena RussoClaudio SampieriGiorgio PerettiGiuseppe SprianoFilippo MarchiPublished 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)
Soft palate reconstruction results in a low incidence of FTD, and most patients resume a full oral diet. Both obturators, primary closure, local and free flaps seem good reconstructive options. Nevertheless, more specific postoperative functional deficiencies like VPI and HN owns higher incidences, potentially affecting the quality of the swallowing and speaking function and the patient's quality of life.
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- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- minimally invasive
- newly diagnosed
- patients undergoing
- prognostic factors
- physical activity
- coronary artery bypass
- prostate cancer
- case report
- risk factors
- radical prostatectomy
- rectal cancer
- coronary artery disease
- acute coronary syndrome
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- surgical site infection