Early Oral Feeding Following Total Laryngectomy
β Scribed by Jesus E. Medina; Avi Khafif
- Book ID
- 110082608
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 90 KB
- Volume
- 111
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0023-852X
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Pharyngocutaneous fistulae occur in 15%-25% of patients after total laryngectomy. Factors that may predispose to fistulae formation include prior radiation, surgical technique, tumor size and location, and patient nutritional status. In addition, many surgeons believe that the timing of oral feeding
## Abstract ## __Background.__ Our aim was to determine the feasibility and safety of initiating early oral feeding in patients who underwent salvage laryngectomy on postoperative day 5 and to review the rate of pharyngocutaneous fistula formation. ## __Methods.__ A retrospective review of 29 pa