[Injuries of the neck: wartime and peacetime experiences].

Introduction: There are many diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas as well as variations in the treatment of neck trauma.

Aim: Our own experiences offer a protocol of treatment for neck trauma.

Patients And Methods: During the 1991-2003 period, 139 patients with neck trauma were treated at Dr.

The use of cervical fascia for hypopharyngeal reconstruction with laryngeal preservation.

Surgical resection of carcinomas of the posterior hypopharyngeal wall and reconstruction of defects with preservation of laryngeal function and swallowing are complex surgical problems. The various reconstructive procedures have been well described. There is no uniform agreement among surgeons as to which of the most frequently used techniques offers the best results.