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- Title
Lateral cervical approach for open laryngeal surgery: Technical notes.
- Authors
Spriano, Giuseppe; Mercante, Giuseppe; Anelli, Andrea; Cristalli, Giovanni; Ferreli, Fabio
- Abstract
Background: Transoral minimally invasive techniques for laryngeal cancer have been proposed to preserve healthy tissues. The aim of this study was to describe a minimally invasive procedure for all laryngectomies with/without neck dissection using a lateral cervical approach. Methods: A monolateral or bilateral neck incision at the level of the anterior border of the sterno‐cleido‐mastoid muscle is performed in accordance with the side of the neck dissection. The harvesting of an anterior myocutaneous (AMC) cervical flap, including skin, platysma, fascia superficialis, anterior jugular veins, homohyoid and sternohyoid muscles is performed. A neck dissection is executed through the same skin incision. Contraindication is represented by extralaryngeal spread with the involvement of the strap muscles. Supra‐hyoid, sternohyoid, and homohyoid muscles and hyoid bone are preserved. Conclusion: Open partial/total laryngectomies through a lateral cervical approach are feasible and safe. This surgical access with an AMS cervical flap allows to simultaneously perform neck dissections and the removal of the entire laryngeal specimen.
- Subjects
HYOID bone; NECK muscles; LARYNGECTOMY; SURGERY; NECK dissection; LARYNGEAL cancer
- Publication
Head & Neck, 2019, Vol 41, Issue 3, p813
- ISSN
1043-3074
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/hed.25475