JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
June 2024
Importance: Restoration of dental occlusion and oral rehabilitation is the ultimate goal of functional jaw reconstruction.
Objective: To evaluate the prefabricated fibula flap (PFF) technique in occlusion-driven jaw reconstruction for benign or previously treated malignant disease.
Design, Setting, And Participants: This cohort study was conducted from January 2000 to December 2019 at the University of Alberta Hospital and Institute of Reconstructive Sciences in Medicine in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, among patients who underwent PFF or bone-driven and delayed osseointegrated implant installation (BDD).
Objectives: The popularity of artificial intelligence (AI) in head and neck cancer (HNC) management is increasing, but postoperative complications remain prevalent and are the main factor that impact prognosis after surgery. Hence, recent studies aim to assess new AI models to evaluate their ability to predict free flap complications more effectively than traditional algorithms. This systematic review aims to summarize current evidence on the utilization of AI models to predict complications following reconstructive surgery for HNC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Delays in treatment time intervals have been associated with overall survival in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC). The aim of this study was to identify bottlenecks leading to prolonged treatment intervals.
Material And Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted using a cohort of OCSCC patients who underwent surgery and adjuvant radiation therapy.
Objective: We aimed to determine patterns of alaryngeal voice acquisition and predictive factors of vocal rehabilitation (VR) failure following total laryngectomy (TL) at a large Canadian tertiary care center.
Methods: All consecutive patients having undergone a TL between January 1st, 2011 and December 31st, 2019, at the Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal were included.
Results: One hundred and ninety-seven laryngectomized patients were identified.