Abstract
Background: Dysphagia is a relatively common symptom following laryngectomy. An anterior pharyngeal diverticulum is a rare cause of post-laryngectomy dysphagia. However, it is often an incidental finding on rigid telescopic examination. Methods and results: This article describes two patients with a symptomatic anterior pharyngeal diverticulum. They were treated by transoral micro-endoscopic potassium titanyl phosphate 532 nm laser assisted resection. Both patients could take feeds orally after the procedure without any difficulty. One patient died one and a half years after the procedure because of secondary lung cancer. The other patient died after three years as a result of regional recurrence. The patients were able to swallow during their survival period post treatment. Conclusion: Laser-assisted micro-endoscopic resection is a relatively safe, quick and effective procedure for the management of anterior pharyngeal diverticulum.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 930-932 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Laryngology and Otology |
| Volume | 131 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 01-10-2017 |
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Laser-assisted management of a symptomatic anterior pharyngeal diverticulum. / Pujary, K.; Agarwal, A. C.; Balakrishnan, R.; Bhandarkar, A.
In: Journal of Laryngology and Otology, Vol. 131, No. 10, 01.10.2017, p. 930-932.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Laser-assisted management of a symptomatic anterior pharyngeal diverticulum
AU - Pujary, K.
AU - Agarwal, A. C.
AU - Balakrishnan, R.
AU - Bhandarkar, A.
PY - 2017/10/1
Y1 - 2017/10/1
N2 - Background: Dysphagia is a relatively common symptom following laryngectomy. An anterior pharyngeal diverticulum is a rare cause of post-laryngectomy dysphagia. However, it is often an incidental finding on rigid telescopic examination. Methods and results: This article describes two patients with a symptomatic anterior pharyngeal diverticulum. They were treated by transoral micro-endoscopic potassium titanyl phosphate 532 nm laser assisted resection. Both patients could take feeds orally after the procedure without any difficulty. One patient died one and a half years after the procedure because of secondary lung cancer. The other patient died after three years as a result of regional recurrence. The patients were able to swallow during their survival period post treatment. Conclusion: Laser-assisted micro-endoscopic resection is a relatively safe, quick and effective procedure for the management of anterior pharyngeal diverticulum.
AB - Background: Dysphagia is a relatively common symptom following laryngectomy. An anterior pharyngeal diverticulum is a rare cause of post-laryngectomy dysphagia. However, it is often an incidental finding on rigid telescopic examination. Methods and results: This article describes two patients with a symptomatic anterior pharyngeal diverticulum. They were treated by transoral micro-endoscopic potassium titanyl phosphate 532 nm laser assisted resection. Both patients could take feeds orally after the procedure without any difficulty. One patient died one and a half years after the procedure because of secondary lung cancer. The other patient died after three years as a result of regional recurrence. The patients were able to swallow during their survival period post treatment. Conclusion: Laser-assisted micro-endoscopic resection is a relatively safe, quick and effective procedure for the management of anterior pharyngeal diverticulum.
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DO - 10.1017/S0022215117001712
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VL - 131
SP - 930
EP - 932
JO - Journal of Laryngology and Otology
JF - Journal of Laryngology and Otology
SN - 0022-2151
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