BACKGROUND: Radical surgery followed by radiotherapy plays an important role in the treatment of @entity1 with @entity5 . However, there is no general consensus as to which is the best method of reconstruction after surgical resection. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 91 @entity1 who underwent radical surgery and reconstruction. @entity260 and oncologic results of the different reconstructive methods were compared. RESULTS: Reconstruction with gastric pull-up had the lowest pharyngocutaneous (PC) @entity292 (0%) and pharyngoesophageal (PE) @entity850 rates (0%). However, the overall postoperative complication rate was high (64%). Laryngotracheal flap (LTF) reconstruction had relatively lower rates of PC @entity292 (3%), @entity850 (10%), and overall complications (22%). The introduction of the LTF technique significantly @entity260 from 71% to 30% (p = .0001), with similar @entity5 control and survival. CONCLUSIONS: Hypopharyngeal reconstruction with an LTF is a simple and effective method. The chance of using a complex flap is decreased. The postoperative complications are reduced, and the oncologic results are satisfactory.

Reconstruction after resection of hypopharyngeal carcinoma: XXXX and oncologic results of different methods.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['tumor', 'hypopharyngeal cancer'] @entity260 :: ('MESH:D011183', 'Disease') :: ['Postoperative complications', 'decreased postoperative complications'] @entity292 :: ('MESH:D005402', 'Disease') :: ['fistula'] @entity850 :: ('MESH:D003251', 'Disease') :: ['stenosis', 'PE stenosis']
@entity260 :: (MESH:D011183,Disease) :: ['comparison of the postoperative complications']
