Abstract:Objective: To describe our experience of dealing with pharyngocutaneous fistulas (PCF) following total laryngectomy. Design:Retrospective cohort Setting: Tertiary referral center Participants: All patients undergoing total laryngectomy at the [removed for blind peer review] over the 10 year period January 2008 to December 2017. Main outcome measures: Incidence of PCF; treatment of PCF (conservative versus operative), closure success rate; time to closure; delay in adjuvant radiotherapy; increased the need of f… Show more
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