[Laryngeal reconstruction of laryngectomee].
OBJECTIVE
To restore the laryngeal function of laryngectomee.


METHODS
From 1990 to 1999, laryngeal reconstructions were performed in 34 cases of laryngectomee. The patients were 33 male, and one female. The age range was 27 to 77 years, with a mean age of 56.6. Thirty-three cases were total laryngectomized, one case due to laryngeal injury. The duration of alaryngeal was 2-72 months, with a mean of 18 months. The characteristic of this operation is that a cervical myocutaneous flap was used to link the pharynx and trachea, to act as an epiglottis.


RESULTS
Speech function in all patients was good. One case can breathe through the larynx after decannulation and 13 cases can breath through the larynx in daytime.


CONCLUSIONS
Laryngeal reconstruction for laryngectomee is applicable in laryngeal operation.
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, 463 Hospital of PLA, Shenyang 110042, China.
Xu
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D007825:Laryngectomy; D007830:Larynx / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013071:Speech, Alaryngeal; D013524:Surgical Flaps