Functional Outcomes Following Total Laryngectomy and Pharyngolaryngectomy: A 20-Year Single Center Study.

Thomas B LaytonRachel ThomasCarol HarrisSam HolmesLisa FraserPriy SilvaStuart C Winter

Published in: The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology (2022)

Pharyngeal resection carries a substantial risk of incurring impaired speech and swallowing in patients. Moreover, our results support poorer functional outcomes with more radical pharyngeal resections and show a clear trend toward worse swallowing outcomes in salvage surgery.

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