Role of Cervical Fascia Flap in Decreasing the Incidence of Pharyngocutaneous Fistula After Total Laryngectomy

Mansoura University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Malignant Tumor of the Larynx

Treatments: Procedure: Total laryngectomy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07241611

MS.24.08.2855

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was conducted to evaluate the potential role of using the cervical fascia flap over the pharyngeal closure line to enhance healing and subsequently to decrease the incidence of pharyngocutaneous fistula after total laryngectomy.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All consecutive patients who will undergo total laryngectomy for advanced laryngeal carcinoma in the study duration.

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of extra-laryngeal extension.
• Patients undergoing partial pharyngectomy.
• Previous neck irradiation.
• Previous neck surgery.
• Patients' refusal to participate in the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

cervical fascia flap group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Total laryngectomy

conventional repair group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Total laryngectomy