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A muscle flap was utilized for repair of pharyngocutaneous fistulae following total laryngectomy after irradiation in ten cases. A sternocleidomastoid flap was used in four cases with a type I fistula. In two of these the investing fascia over the muscle was utilized for supplementing mucosal closure. A pectoralis major muscle flap was utilized in six patients with a type II or III fistula. The fistula healed in all cases. Technical details and one illustrative case are described.
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Tandon, D.A., Bahadur, S. & Bhendwal, S. Repair of post-laryngectomy pharyngocutaneous fistulae by muscle flaps. IJO & HNS 48, 249–251 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03048629
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03048629