Tracheostoma construction during Laryngectomy: Techniques to prevent stenosis
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Laryngology & Otology
- Vol. 92 (1) , 75-78
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022215100084966
Abstract
Stenosis of the tracheostoma in humans following total laryngectomy is not an infrequent complication, either immediately postoperatively or years later. Standard methods used at initial tracheostoma construction to reduce the incidence of stenosis include oblique transection of the trachea and removal of excessive fat and skin. Additional methods to increase the total circumference around the stoma include a Z-plasty of the posterior tracheal wall and a double-V method of anterior and posterior triangular skin flaps.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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