title: [Laryngeal function preserving surgery in hypopharyngeal carcinoma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the results of the conservation laryngectomy in patients with hypopharyngeal carcinoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-three cases with hypopharyngeal carcinoma that were treated with function-sparing laryngectomy during a 15-year period were reviewed retrospectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The 3-year survival rate was 73.9% (17/23) and 5-year survival rate was 47.8% (11/23). Severe complication occurred in 8 of 23 (34.8%). Complete restoration of laryngeal function was achieved in 20 cases (87%) and deglutition restored in all patients (100%). The mean duration of oral intake was 11.8 days (6-33 days) and mean hospitalization was 32 days (14-94 days).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Conservation laryngectomy and hypopharyngectomy is not only efficacious in the treatment of hypopharyngeal carcinomas, but also reserves laryngeal function and thus improves the quality of patients life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, 463th Hospital of PLA, Shengyang 110042.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007012:Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000379:methods*; D007830:Larynx / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010611:Pharyngectomy / Q000379:methods*; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome