title: Supracricoid laryngectomy and dysphagia: A systematic literature review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Perform a systematic literature search to provide an overview of today's literature regarding the different aspects that can cause dysphagia after supracricoid laryngectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  A systematic literature review.
  
  
  METHODS
  The inclusion criteria were laryngeal cancer, supracricoid laryngectomy, and swallowing. Thirty-one qualifying articles were included and analyzed describing swallowing after supracricoid laryngectomy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Included studies examined the incidence of dysphagia and discussed various factors that will or will not contribute to dysphagia after supracricoid laryngectomy, type of reconstruction, swallow training, radiation, arytenoid cartilage resection, extended procedures, and age.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A high incidence of dysphagia was reported after supracricoid laryngectomy. However, good recovery rates were observed with low incidence of severe complications. The included studies used different methods and standards to start oral intake, remove the nasogastric feeding tube, and observe swallow function. Homogenous study population and standardized guidelines on how to handle the pre- and postoperative course after supracricoid laryngectomy and how to measure swallow function could improve further research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Marieke
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lips
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.|School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Renée
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Speyer
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zumach
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Kenneth W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Kross
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kremer
mesh_terms: D003413:Cricoid Cartilage / Q000601:surgery*; D003679:Deglutition / Q000502:physiology*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Larynx; deglutition; laryngeal cancer; supracricoid laryngectomy; surgery