Pharyngolaryngectomy and blind oesophagectomy followed by pharyngogastrostomy in the management of hypopharyngeal carcinoma

ABSTRACT

In this study, 14 patients with hypopharyngeal carcinoma were submitted to pharyngolaryngectomy with blind esophagectomy without thoracotomy followed by gastric pull-up and pharyngogastrostomy. Nine patients were males and five were females. They ranged in age from 20 to 65 years with a mean age of 42.9 years. The procedure proved to be simple, safe and not time consuming. The operative technique, morbidity and mortality were discussed with reference to similar and other procedures reported in the literature