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Complications in Head and Neck Surgery
Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2006 · Vol. 132(1) · pp. 67–67
Joseph A. Paydarfar✉(Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center)Nancy J. O. Birkmeyer
Abstract
This meta-analysis identified several significant risk factors for postlaryngectomy pharyngocutaneous fistula. The clinical implications of these findings and the potential sources of heterogeneity of effects among studies are discussed.
Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesHead and Neck Cancer StudiesTracheal and airway disordersMedicineMeta-analysisNeck dissectionRadiation therapySurgeryRisk factorFistulaObservational studyInternal medicineCancer
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HumansLaryngeal NeoplasmsLaryngectomyPharyngeal DiseasesPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsIncidenceCutaneous Fistula
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