Post-laryngectomy adjuvant radiotherapy in patients with pharyngocutaneous fistulae: Treatment regimens, outcomes and complications in 67 patients

Thomas Parzefall; Axel Wolf; Stefan Grasl; Gabriela Altorjai; Shelly Czeiger; Matthaeus Ch Grasl; Boban M Erovic

doi:10.1111/coa.13353

Post-laryngectomy adjuvant radiotherapy in patients with pharyngocutaneous fistulae: Treatment regimens, outcomes and complications in 67 patients

Clin Otolaryngol. 2019 Sep;44(5):810-814. doi: 10.1111/coa.13353. Epub 2019 Jun 19.

Authors

Thomas Parzefall¹, Axel Wolf¹, Stefan Grasl¹, Gabriela Altorjai², Shelly Czeiger³, Matthaeus Ch Grasl¹, Boban M Erovic⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
² Department of Radiotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
³ Department of Nuclear and Developmental Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
⁴ Institute of Head and Neck Diseases, Evangelical Hospital Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

PMID: 31045312
DOI: 10.1111/coa.13353

No abstract available

Keywords: adjuvant; hypopharyngeal neoplasms; laryngeal neoplasms; laryngectomy; pharyngectomy; pharyngocutaneous fistula; radiotherapy; survival analysis.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Cutaneous Fistula / therapy*
Female
Fistula / therapy
Humans
Laryngectomy / adverse effects*
Male
Middle Aged
Pharyngeal Diseases / therapy*
Postoperative Care / methods*
Postoperative Complications*
Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
Treatment Outcome