Rehabilitation after supracricoid partial laryngectomy: cohort study.

Objectives: To evaluate vocal, swallowing and respiratory rehabilitation of patients undergoing supracricoid laryngectomy; evaluate the impact of voice changes and global quality of life.

Methods: It is a prospective cohort study where voice, swallowing and respiratory rehabilitation where evaluated. Quality of life was assessed using EORTC QLQ-C30 and H&N35 questionnaires.

Transoral endoscopic vestibular approach Sistrunk procedure (TEVAS)-case report and scoping review.

Background: Thyroglossal duct cyst (TGDC) is the most common congenital neck mass among the pediatric population. Less than 10% of the cases occur in adults. The standard of care for TGDC is surgical treatment with the Sistrunk procedure via a traditional transverse cervicotomy.

Transoral thyroid and parathyroid surgery in Brazil: where are we?

Introduction: thyroid surgery through the transoral vestibular approach is a reality in many countries. While several competing remote access techniques have been developed in the last 20 years, many were not reproducible. Transoral Endoscopic Neck Surgery (TNS) has been shown to be reproducible in different centers around the world, and approximately five years after its description it has been adopted relatively quickly for various reasons.

Safely performing percutaneous dilatational tracheostomies on COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit: A standardized approach.

Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and the resulting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have afflicted hundreds of millions of people in a worldwide pandemic. During this pandemic, otolaryngologists have sought to better understand risk factors associated with COVID-19 contamination during surgical procedures involving the airways such as tracheostomies.

Objective: This study provides a standardized technique of performing an ultrasound (US)-guided percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) on COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit (ICU).

Quality of life after Supracricoid Partial Laryngectomy.

Background: Supracricoid partial laryngectomy has good oncologic results in the treatment of advanced laryngeal cancer with the advantage of preserving larynx phonatory function when compared with total laryngectomy. However the rehabilitation could be a challenge, especially regarding swallowing function. Is supracricoid partial laryngectomy associated with better quality of life than total laryngectomy?

Methods: Survey study that included 33 patients (16 total laryngectomy and 17 supracricoid partial laryngectomy) with advanced larynx cancer surgically treated and fully rehabilitated.

Predictive factors of lethality and complications of deep fascial space infections of the neck.

Objective: to identify predictive factors for lethality and complications of deep fascial space infections of the neck (DFSIN), establishing an early and aggressive treatment in the neck before the progression to descending mediastinitis.

Methods: we retrospectively analyzed 133 cases of DFSIN treated at Discipline of Head and Neck Surgery of the Medicine School of Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo. We accessed demographic characteristics, associated diseases, clinical presentation, laboratorial tests, length of hospital stay, number of involved anatomic neck spaces, intra-operative and microbiology findings.

Predictors of difficulty in bedside percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy: pilot study.

Introduction: percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy is currently one of the main procedures performed in an intensive care unit (ICU). However, there are no well-defined indicators of technical difficulty in performing the procedure.

Objectives: to define predictors of difficulty in performing bedside percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy.

Pectoralis major myocutaneous flap in Head And Neck Surgery reconstructions: critical analysis.

Objective: to evaluate the results of the use of the pectoralis major flap in the reconstruction of head and neck surgeries.

Methods: we conducted a retrospective study with data bank analysis and review of medical records of patients with head and neck cancer operated at the Discipline of Head and Neck Surgery, Surgery Department, São Paulo Holy Home of Mercy, using the pectoralis major flap for reconstruction, in a period of 16 years. We analyzed age, gender, primary site of neoplasia, clinical staging, preoperative radiotherapy (RT) and complications, classified as major and minor.

Deep neck infection: analysis of 80 cases.

Unlabelled: Deep neck infections are serious diseases that involve several spaces in the neck. The most dreadful complication is descending necrotizing fasciitis, which needs early diagnosis and aggressive treatment.

Aim: To analyze 80 treated cases of deep neck infection and propose a schematic guideline for managing this disease.

Selective neck dissection for treating node-positive necks in cases of squamous cell carcinoma of the upper aerodigestive tract.

Context And Objective: Modified radical neck dissection (MRND) is the classical treatment for neck metastases of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the upper aerodigestive tract. However, it may still be accompanied by significant sequelae. One alternative for this treatment would be selective neck dissection (SND), which has a lower incidence of sequelae.

[Fine needle aspiration in salivary gland tumors: specificity and sensitivity].

Unlabelled: Neoplasms of salivary glands represent almost 3% of all head and neck tumors. Proper surgical treatment depends upon accurate histological findings, especially in the case of malignant lesions. As such, knowledge of correct cytological findings prior to surgery is important for therapeutic planning.

A nine-year institutional experience with near-total laryngectomy.

Background: Pearson's near-total laryngectomy (NTL) is an alternative procedure to total laryngectomy in selected patients with advanced laryngeal cancer. Based on our experience with NTL for >9 years, we present here the functional results, complications, and survival rates.

Methods: A retrospective study was carried out from January 1993 to May 2002.