title: [Decreased aspiration after extensive tumor surgical interventions in the area of the mouth cavity and pharynx by laryngeal suspension].
abstract: Lateral laryngeal suspension in combination with a cricopharyngeal myotomy represents a simple technique for prevention and/or treatment of chronic aspiration in patients during or after surgery for head and neck cancer. At the Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery of the University of Heidelberg this technique has been employed with satisfying results in 6 patients with large carcinomas of the oral cavity and pharynx. Lateral laryngeal suspension was not able to prevent--or if used secondarily--to eliminate aspiration completely in all patients. However, none of our patients experienced aspiration of saliva postoperatively. All were able to use a speech canula and some could even be fed orally.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-HNO-Klinik Heidelberg.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maier
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Schwetschke
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Weidauer
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007012:Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D007830:Larynx / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D037981:Neck Dissection; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012086:Reoperation
vernacular_title: Verminderte Aspiration nach ausgedehnten tumorchirurgischen Eingriffen im Bereich von Mundhöhle und Rachen durch Kehlkopfhochzug.