Treatment for postchemoradiotherapy hypopharyngeal stenosis: Pharyngoesophageal bypass using an anterolateral thigh flap—A case report

Abstract

Radiation-induced pharyngoesophageal stenosis is a frequent and unwanted consequence of nonsurgical treatment of hypopharyngeal carcinomas. Current treatment mainly includes endoscopic dilatations, but a poor response to this modality and/or a severe stenosis may lead to a radical resection (pharyngolaryngectomy) and recon-