Laryngopharyngectomy

Laryngopharyngectomy

Laryngopharyngectomy: A Laryngopharyngectomy is the removal of the pharynx and larynx due to throat cancer. A tracheostomy (hole in neck to trachea) is required for the patient to breath.

Diseases And Conditions Treated: Laryngopharyngectomy

These diseases and conditions may be treated with the surgical procedure Laryngopharyngectomy:

• Nasopharyngeal cancer
• Hypopharyngeal carcinoma

Other Surgical Options: Laryngopharyngectomy

Surgical procedure options to consider as an alternative for Laryngopharyngectomy may include these surgeries:

• Pharyngectomy
• Laryngectomy

Anesthetic Requirements for Laryngopharyngectomy

These surgical anesthetic requirements for the procedure Laryngopharyngectomy may include:

• General anesthesia

Procedure Complications: Laryngopharyngectomy

Possible surgical complications of Laryngopharyngectomy may include:

• Tracheostomy
• Gastrostomy
• Bleeding
• Infection
• Adverse reaction to anesthesia
• Loss of normal speech
• Temporary inability to swallow (dysphagia)
• Difficulty moving neck
• Rupture of carotid artery
• Aspiration of fluid into lungs
• Pharyngeal narrowing
• Nerve damage
• Pharyngocutaneous fistula

Prognosis for a Good Outcome: Laryngopharyngectomy

The prognosis for a good medical outcome: The prognosis is good for removing cancer; however, the success rate for hypopharyngeal carcinoma is lower.

Laryngopharyngectomy: Other Names

Other names for this medical surgical procedures (Laryngopharyngectomy) include:

• Removal of the larynx and pharynx

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