Preventing pharyngo-cutaneous fistula in total laryngectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Laryngoscope

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1150-1163

  Sayles, Mark ^a   Grant, David G ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chemotherapy; flap; Laryngectomy; pharyngo cutaneous fistula; prophylactic; radiotherapy; salvage surgery

Indexed keywords

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; LARYNGECTOMY; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; ORGAN PRESERVATION; PHARYNGOCUTANEOUS FISTULA; PHARYNX DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SALVAGE THERAPY; SKIN FISTULA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TISSUE FLAP;

CHEMOTHERAPY; FLAP; LARYNGECTOMY; PHARYNGO-CUTANEOUS FISTULA; PROPHYLACTIC; RADIOTHERAPY; SALVAGE SURGERY;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CUTANEOUS FISTULA; FISTULA; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; LARYNGECTOMY; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES; SALVAGE THERAPY; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 84899421659     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: 15314995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.24448     Document Type: Review

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