title: Subcutaneous left colon reconstruction following pharyngo-laryngectomy.
abstract: Twenty-nine patients with post-cricoid carcinoma were treated by pharyngo-laryngectomy and left colon reconstruction using the subcutaneous route. Six patients had unilateral block dissection of cervical nodes. Nineteen patients had a satisfactory result with two long-term survivors. Four patients had no worthwhile palliation and there were 6 perioperative deaths.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003106:Colon / Q000637:transplantation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007825:Laryngectomy; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D037981:Neck Dissection; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery; D010166:Palliative Care; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D010611:Pharyngectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013524:Surgical Flaps