Background: To analyze worldwide practices regarding the initiation of oral feeding after total laryngectomy (TL).
Methods: Online survey.
Results: Among the 332 responses received, 278 from 59 countries were analyzed.
Squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx is very rare in children and adolescents. It is usually diagnosed at late stages because early symptoms are often attributed to the maturation process or other common laryngeal pediatric diseases. Early visualization of vocal cords with fexible laryngoscopy is important in children presenting suggestive symptoms of laryngeal pathology.
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