[Investigations on salvage surgery-related problems for stomal recurrence after total laryngectomy].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the related issues concerning salvage surgery for stomal recurrence (SR) after total laryngectomy.


METHODS
A retrospective study was conducted to analyse the clinical data from 36 patients suffering from SR after total laryngectomy, who were treated by salvage surgery from January 1990 to January 2006. Some related issues concerning salvage surgery for SR were studied and analysed, which include preoperative evaluations, surgical approaches and techniques, management of perioperative complications and outcomes of treatment.


RESULTS
After careful preoperative evaluations and predictions, a complete resection of tumor was achieved in 33 out of 36 SR patients. Two patients sacrificed because of ruptures of major vessels including the common carotid eaters and the innominate artery 3 weeks and 2 months after the operation. The overall 1-year, 2-year and 3-year survival of this group of patients were 68.8%, 42.8% and 12.5%, respectively. Besides, postoperative complications comprise 23 cases of hypothyroidisms, 6 cases of wound infection and saliva leakage, 8 cases of donor site complications (including dehiscence of wound in 3 cases, chest wall hematomas in 4 cases, and tumor seeding in 1 case), and hypopharyngeal stenosis in 4 cases, all of which were properly and promptly managed with uneventful outcomes.


CONCLUSIONS
SR after total laryngectomy is a dangerous and complicated status with poor prognosis. For the purpose of saving or elongating the patients's lives, the salvage surgery needs to be done on the condition that indicated candidates are properly selected, preoperative evaluations carefully conducted, and perioperative abnormal conditions unerroneously delt with.
Li
Xiao-ming
XM
Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shijiazhuang, China. xml_968@sohu.com
Shang
Yao-dong
YD
Di
Bin
B
Song
Qi
Q
Li
Jun
J
Tao
Zhen-feng
ZF
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007825:Laryngectomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016879:Salvage Therapy