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W Szyfter

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At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources

[Supracricoid reconstructive laryngectomy with cricohyoidopexy and cricohyoidoepiglottopexy].

On the base of the personal material, comprising 19 patients with glotto-supraglottic cancer, an operative technique on supracricoid reconstructive laryngectomy with CHP and CHEP has been presented. The data achieved within 3 years allowed to evaluation of preliminary oncological and functional results. In the group of 19 operated patients, one case of local recurrence was found. Cervical recurrence was observed in 2 persons in the first year after the operative treatment. No remote metastases and secondary neoplastic++ focus were found in the digestive and respiratory tract. One patient died of massive pneumonia in the course of disturbances in deglutition. The most difficult problem of the postoperative period in the cases of CHP were the disturbances in deglutition. For that reason pneumonia was observed in 4 patients. Nasogastric tube was left in place for a mean time of 20 to 60 days. All CHEP patients were decannulated and 5 ones out of 14 persons group after the operation of CHP remain with tracheotomy tube.

Anastomosis, Surgical

[Otogenic brain abscesses in children].

In the years 1953-1989 in the Department of Otolaryngology, Medical Academy in Poznań 75 patients were treated for otogenic brain abscesses, among them 19 were children. In the last ten years the number of cases of this complication was not increased significantly in children and adults. In 3 cases abscess was diagnosed in acute otitis media, in the remaining cases it was a complication of chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma. Brain abscesses were situated more frequently in the temporal lobe. In children they developed more frequently on the right side. The survival in temporal lobe abscesses in children was 90%, and in cerebellar abscesses 75%. In adults the survival rate was about 80% for both localizations. In the treatment of these otogenic complications wide radical operation on the middle ear or ++antro-mastoidectomy with exposure of the dura and simultaneous approach to the abscess from the postoperative ear cavity, with puncture of the abscess and replacement of its contents with normal saline with antibiotic is the routine method in the Department.

Adolescent

[Malignant or necrotizing otitis externa].

The authors report one case of the malignant external otitis treated with Ciprobay in 72-year-old diabetic female. They are calling attention to the diagnostic difficulties in the initial period of the disease due to similar clinical manifestations in the chronic otitis. The control examination after 7 months found no recurrence of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection.

Aged

[Late results of the treatment of laryngeal cancer by extended fronto-lateral laryngectomy and reconstruction with a muco- cartilaginous transplant from the nasal septum].

The late results of the larynx reconstruction by means of the ++muco-septal nasal graft after an enlarged fronto-lateral laryngectomy were described. The analysis of 118 patients shower a satisfying larynx lumen in almost all cases, there were 9 patients with a partial rotation of the graft. A 5-year survival rate was found in 82% of cases.

Follow-Up Studies

[Malignant neoplasms of the maxilla treated at the Otolaryngological Clinic, Medical Academy, in Poznań 1974-1987].

In years 1974-1987 100 patients with malignant neoplasms of the maxilla were treated in the Otolaryngological Department of the Medical Academy in Poznań. Eleven patients carried on a profession concerned with wood dust. The most frequent complaint was unilateral obstruction of the nose. Short history and at the same time a considerable progression of the neoplasm were conspicuous in those cases. The physical examination was completed by tomograms of the paranasal sinuses and in the last four years scanner examination. Unfortunately in majority of patients extensive neoplastic infiltration was found in stage T3 and T4. In spite of such a large infiltrate, changes in the lymph nodes of the neck were observed only in 14% of patients. The treatment included first of all an extensive operational procedure completed by radiotherapy.

Adult

[Cartilage-mucous membrane transplant from the nasal septum in laryngeal reconstruction following extended frontolateral laryngectomy].

The authors present in detail the method of reconstructing the larynx after extended fronto-lateral laryngectomy using a mucochondrial nasoseptal graft. The method has been used in 61 cases of laryngeal cancer arising not only from the glottis but also from the laryngeal ventricle, the vestibular fold and part of the epiglottis. After describing other reconstruction techniques after vertical laryngectomy the authors point out the advantages of mucochondrial nasoseptal graft.

Cartilage