Total laryngopharyngectomy with circumferential reconstruction: Helsinki institutional study

Surgical complications after total laryngopharyngectomy (TLP) are common, reconstruction is challenging, and patients often lose their ability to swallow and speak. To evaluate these aspects, we analysed outcome after TLP. We reviewed all patients who underwent TLP and subsequent circumferential pharyngeal reconstruction through 2004–2017 at the Helsinki University Hospital. For the 26 eligible patients, TLP was the primary treatment for 11 and...