Ileocolic free flap reconstruction, concomitant chemotherapy and radiotherapy and assessment of speech and swallowing function during management of advanced cancer of the larynx and hypopharynx: preliminary report.

CONCLUSION: The new technique of ileocolic free flap reconstruction provides a better quality of life in terms of swallowing and speech for patients who have undergone laryngopharyngectomy with concomitant chemotherapy and radiotherapy (CCRT). OBJECTIVES: To compare and contrast the swallowing and s...

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Published in:Acta Oto-Laryngologica Vol. 125; no. 6; pp. 642 - 647
Main Authors: Leu Y, Hsiao H, Chang Y, Yang C, Lee J, Chen Y
Format: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun2005
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