Total laryngectomy increases the risk of chronic constipation: a cross-sectional study of 50 patients.

Yuki HaradaTakashi MatsukiShunsuke MiyamotoKoichi KanoShohei TsutsumiKaho MomiyamaTaku Yamashita

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 (2022)

The prevalence of chronic constipation in patients who had undergone laryngectomy for head and neck cancer was high, particularly in patients who received total laryngectomy and in those with only a short period since surgery.

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