Supracricoid Laryngectomy
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2025-03-03
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Open Access Atlas of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Operative Surgery
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University of Cape Town
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Supracricoid laryngectomy consists of en bloc resection of both vocal cords, the paraglottic spaces and the thyroid cartilage. It was first described by Majer in 1959 and Piquet in 1974. It is used for the treatment of selected early and locally advanced glottic and transglottic carcinoma in an oncologically safe manner, while preserving laryngeal function i.e. swallowing (airway protection), breathing and phonation.
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Castro, A. & Gavilán, J. 2025. Supracricoid Laryngectomy. In Open Access Atlas of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Operative Surgery. J. Fagan, Ed.Cape Town, South Africa: University of Cape Town. 20. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43497 .