title: [Clinical observation of supracricoid partial laryngectomy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate clinical outcomes and pronouncing and swallowing functions after supracricoid partial laryngectomy (SCPL).
  
  
  METHODS
  Eight-five cases underwent supracricoid partial laryngectomy from 1990 to 2008 were reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The 3- and 5-year accumulative survival rates were 90.4% and 81.6%, respectively. 97.6% (83/85) patients were decannulated. 89.4% (76/85) were able to eat normally within 6 weeks after surgery and the swallowing functions in the rest patients were recovered by training in different time after surgery. Fiber laryngoscope showed the reconstructed throats could close well with good swallowing functions six months after the operation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  SCPL is a good choice in selected cases with laryngeal cancer, with satisfactory pronouncing and swallowing functions after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China. liushanting@163.com
authors.forename: Shan-ting
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Lu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D003413:Cricoid Cartilage / Q000601:surgery; D003679:Deglutition; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010614:Pharynx; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome