Elderly Patients with Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer Undergoing Total Pharyngolaryngectomy with a Radial Forearm, Free Flap-reconstructed Phonation Tube

Background: The radial forearm, free-flap (RFFF)-reconstructed phonation tube was developed for functional restoration of voice after total pharyngolaryngectomy. We aimed to report the efficacy of RFFF phonation tube after pharyngolaryngectomy with radiotherapy (RT) or concurrent chemoradiation ther...

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Main Authors: Jehn-Chuan Lee, Shih-Hsin Chang, Cheng-Chien Yang, Chen-Hsi Hsieh, Yu-Jen Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2014-06-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959813000483