title: Deglutition after conservation surgery for cancer of the larynx and hypopharynx.
abstract: Conservation surgery for cancer of the larynx results in deglutition problems. Rehabilitation of swallowing function can successfully be managed by a team including a surgeon, a dietitian, and a nurse. This report details surgical reconstruction to prevent or treat aspiration, postsurgical dietetic management, and the nursing approach to deglutition training in a group of patients.
mesh_terms: D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004032:Diet; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D004825:Epiglottis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007013:Hypopharynx / Q000601:surgery*; D007817:Laryngeal Cartilages / Q000601:surgery; D007821:Laryngeal Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications