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      Partial laryngectomies: when the problem is the pexy Translated title: Le laringectomie parziali: quando il problema è la pessia

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          To analyse the complications related to pexy, the main clinical manifestations that may raise suspicions of a pexy line rupture/detachment, the most suitable diagnostic technique and the optimum treatment to resolve this complication. This is a retrospective chart review in tertiary university referral centre. Medical charts of patients with oncological laryngeal pathologies admitted to the Otolaryngology Department of the University Hospital of Modena between May 2003 and March 2012 were analysed. Ten patients with rupture of the pexy were identified and included in the present study. The clinical manifestations were dysphagia, alteration of sensitivity of hypopharyngeallaryngeal structures, fever, infection and diastasis of surgical wounds, bleeding, dysphonia and aspiration pneumonia. Rupture of the pexy was diagnosed through endoscopic evaluations, radiological techniques or directly in the operating room during revision surgery of the earlier operation. Surgical treatments, coupled with effective swallowing rehabilitation, allowed progressive functional recovery. Patients were hospitalised until recovery of laryngeal functions was complete. In conclusion, pexy line rupture is one of the complications in the post-operative period of partial laryngectomies. Certain clinical manifestations may indicate this complication, helping the surgeon to establish an early diagnosis and administer prompt treatment.

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          L'obbiettivo di questo studio è analizzare le complicanze correlate alla pessia, le principali manifestazioni cliniche che possano far nascere il sospetto di distacco di pessia, le principali tecniche diagnostiche e il miglior trattamento per risolvere questa complicanza. Trattasi di una revisione retrospettiva della documentazione clinica in un centro universitario di riferimento terziario. Sono state analizzate le cartelle cliniche di pazienti affetti da patologia laringea oncologica ricoverati nella Struttura Complessa di Otorinolaringoiatria dell'Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Modena tra maggio 2003 e marzo 2012. Dieci pazienti con distacco di pessia sono stati identificati ed inclusi in questo studio. Le manifestazioni cliniche riscontrate sono state: disfagia, alterazione della sensibilità delle strutture ipofaringo-laringee, febbre, infezione e diastasi delle ferite chirurgiche, emorragia, disfonia e polmoniti ab-ingestis. Il distacco di pessia è stato diagnosticato mediante valutazioni fibroendoscopiche, imaging radiologico o direttamente in sala operatoria durante il primo intervento o durante la chirurgia di revisione. Concludendo il distacco di pessia è una delle complicanze postoperatorie delle laringectomie parziali e alcune manifestazioni cliniche possono farla sospettare aiutando il chirurgo a giungere ad una diagnosi precoce, così da effettuare il prima possibile un adeguato trattamento.

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              Long-term oncological and functional results from a retrospective study on 469 patients over a 10-year period of subtotal laryngectomies (SL), 399 supracricoid partial laryngectomies (SCL) and 70 supratracheal partial laryngectomies (STL) are presented. The mean follow-up time was 97 months (range 60–165 months). Acute complications, types and rates of late sequelae, functional results, 2-year post-operative scores of laryngeal function and quality of life are reported. The observed long-term results were: SCL, 5-year overall and disease-free survival: 95.6, and 90.9%, respectively; 2-year post-operative laryngeal function preservation: 95.7%; STL, 5-year overall and disease-free survival: 80 and 72.9%, respectively; 2-year post-operative laryngeal function preservation: 80%. The performance status scale for laryngeal function preservation showed very high 2-year scores, with no significant differences depending on the type and extent of surgery. The adopted type of function-sparing surgery provided overall and disease-free survival rates that were somewhat better than those reported in studies based on organ-sparing protocols with chemoradiotherapy. The rate of total laryngectomy of completion in this series was 4.4%. A new classification of the current horizontal partial laryngectomies is also proposed, namely “Horizontal Laryngectomy System” (HOLS), based on the extent of surgical removal of laryngeal structures.
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                Journal
                Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital
                Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital
                Pacini
                Acta Otorhinolaryngologica Italica
                Pacini Editore SpA
                0392-100X
                1827-675X
                August 2014
                : 34
                : 4
                : 247-252
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Department, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy;
                [2 ] Otolaryngology Department, National Institute of Cancer "Regina Elena" IRCCS, Rome, Italy
                Author notes
                Address for correspondence: Marco Ruberto, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Department, University Hospital of Modena, via del Pozzo 71, 41100 Modena, Italy. Tel. +39 059 4222402. Fax: +39 059 4222454. Email: marco.ruberto@ 123456yahoo.it
                Article
                Pacini
                4157537
                25210218
                6eca8662-5914-4a9b-8bb7-2faa4754ed89
                © Copyright by Società Italiana di Otorinolaringologia e Chirurgia Cervico-Facciale

                This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License, which permits for noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any digital medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not altered in any way. For details, please refer to http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/

                History
                : 25 April 2013
                : 09 December 2013
                Categories
                Head and Neck

                Otolaryngology
                pexy,partial laryngectomies,laryngeal cancer,dysphagia,dyspnoea
                Otolaryngology
                pexy, partial laryngectomies, laryngeal cancer, dysphagia, dyspnoea

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