Closure of laryngotracheal cavity and tracheostomy for intractable aspiration secondary to radiation encephalopathy or radiation damage of cranial nerve after radiotherapy of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 126, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 962-966

  Qu, Shenhong ^a   Su, Zhengzhong ^a   He, Xiaoguang ^b   Li, Min ^b   Li, Tianying ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Kun Ming Medical College   (China)

Author keywords

Closure of laryngotracheal cavity; Intractable aspiration; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Radiation encephalopathy; Tracheostomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CARCINOMA; CRANIAL NERVE INJURY; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LARYNX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; RADIOTHERAPY; RESPIRATORY ASPIRATION; TRACHEA; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN DISEASES; CARCINOMA; CRANIAL NERVE INJURIES; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LARYNX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY; RESPIRATORY ASPIRATION; TRACHEA; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34047164541     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480500531856     Document Type: Article

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