Treatment of Laryngeal Radionecrosis with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: A Case Report

An 81-year-old male with early-stage laryngeal carcinoma had been treated with 60 Gy curative radiotherapy. He complained of a sore throat, foul odor in the mouth, progressive dyspnea, and fever 2 months after the completion of radiotherapy. Direct laryngoscopy revealed narrowing of the glottis with...

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Published in:	Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Main Authors:	Ying-Che Hsu, Ka-Wo Lee, Kuen-Yao Ho, Wen-Rei Kuo, Ling-Feng Wang, Feng-Yu Chiang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2005-02-01
Subjects:	radionecrosis hyperbaric oxygen therapy laryngeal cancer complication
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09702839