Introduction Superiorly-based pharyngeal flap (PF) is the most frequently employed surgical
technique to correct velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI). Bared posterior pharyngeal wall …

BACKGROUND: The Jejunal Free Flap (JFF) was first described by Seidenberg in 1957 for
the reconstruction of pharyngolryngectomy defects. Historically, its outcome profile has been …

Abstract Objectives/Hypothesis: Reconstruction of the pharyngoesophageal defects is one of
the most challenging for head and neck surgeons. We evaluated our experience in the …

Objective: To compare the recovery and quality of life of patients with oral and
oropharyngeal tumors treated with three kinds of free soft tissue flaps. Methods: The clinical …

Background Reconstruction of oropharyngeal defects after resection of oropharyngeal
cancer is a significant challenge. The purpose of this study is to introduce reconstruction …

Background The literature reports a wide variety of reconstructive methods for
pharyngolaryngoesophageal (PLO) defects, the most widely used being anterolateral thigh …

Background Velopharyngeal insufficiency affects as many as one in three patients after cleft
palate repair. Correction using a posterior pharyngeal flap (PPF) has been shown to …

Velopharyngeal function is often compromised by the resection and reconstruction of
oropharyngeal and palatal tumours. While free tissue transfer has improved the outcomes of …

Objective To explore a new method for the reconstruction of defect after resection of
hypopharyngeal and cervical esophageal cancer using pulled-up stomach combined with …

Following oncologic surgery for advanced cancer of the hypopharynx, primary closure of the
defect of the upper aerodigestive tract is difficult to achieve. Usually locoregional or free …