Author(s)

Ming-Ho Wu, Han-Yun Wu

Department of Surgery, Tainan Municipal Hospital, Taiwan, China.

We describe a procedure of slide pharyngo-esophagoplasty for restoration following ablation of hypopharyngeal cancer in a 99 year-old man. The elderly presented to our hospital with 2-month dysphagia, occasional bloody salivation, and 2-day respiratory distress. To solve the problems of swallowing difficulty and dyspnea, he underwent laryngopharyngectomy, permanent tracheostomy, and slide pharyngo-esophagoplasty. The patient was uneventful after the restoration procedure.

Hypopharyngeal Cancer, Laryngopharyngectomy, Slide Pharyngo-Esophagoplasty

Wu, M. and Wu, H. (2017) Slide Pharyngo-Esophagostomy Following Ablation of Hypopharyngeal Cancer. Surgical Science, 8, 403-406. doi: 10.4236/ss.2017.89043.