Total Laryngectomy: a new lateral cervical approach

Abstract

Nowadays, total laryngectomy is primarily performed for advanced laryngeal cancers with involvement of the laryngeal skeleton and/or extending outside the larynx, hypo- or oropharynx. Another field of application is represented by salvage surgery following chemo-radiation therapy failure. In both these situations, laryngectomy is achieved by therapeutic or elective neck dissection^1-2. This procedure is carried out by adopting an open trans cervical approach.

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