[More of five decades of supraglottic laryngectomy (Alonso's technique)].
In this paper we attempt to prove the relevance of the Spanish and Iberoamerican contribution, in the expansion and development of Alonso's technique for surgical treatment of supraglottic cancer, that began in Spain and South America in the fifties. We mention the most important authors and their ideas, and we explain their contribution to this surgical procedure which has been remained forgotten in the latest publications.
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Servicio de Otorrinolaringología y Patología Cérvico-Facial, Facultad de Medicina y Hospital Universitario de Salamanca. canizo@usual.es
D005931:Glottis; D049673:History, 20th Century; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods*; D013030:Spain