Fistulae following laryngectomy in patients treated with irradiation
- 1 April 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Laryngology & Otology
- Vol. 107 (12), 1136-1139
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022215100125484
Abstract
The development of fistulae following 197 consecutive laryngectomies performed from 1980 to 1987 have been examined. Fistulae were present in 28 patients (14 per cent). Age, T-classification, daily level of radiation dose and the time lapse between diagnosis and operation did not seem to influence the rate of fistula development. The study indicates that there is a two to three per cent risk of fistula development when a primary laryngectomy is performed. Fistula formation increased to about 10 to 12 per cent following radiotherapy, with an additional increase whenever previous operations on the neck had been done and/or if the disease demanded more extensive surgery. The study also indicates that the risk for fistula development is less when an experienced surgeon performs the operation.Keywords
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