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Background
Selective tracheostomy is an effective but invasive airway management method for patients undergoing head and neck free flap reconstruction. Studies have shown that not all patients need tracheostomy. Several systems evaluating the need for tracheostomy have been proposed, but none is used clinically.
Methods
A total of 533 cases underwent head and neck free flap reconstruction at Peking...
Background
The clinicopathological features and outcomes of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the tongue in patients of different age groups remain debatable.
Methods
Medical records of 457 patients with tongue SCC were reviewed, grouped by age, followed up, and compared.
Results
Sex and TNM stage showed no intergroup differences. Tongue SCC in patients ≤30 years had the most advanced TNM classification...
BackgroundThis study was carried out for the purpose of evaluating the efficacy of submandibular gland transfer to prevent radiation‐induced xerostomia.
MethodsThirty‐eight patients with oropharyngeal carcinoma were recruited. Twenty‐six submandibular glands were transferred into the submental space to elude radiotherapy in 24 patients (transfer group); the submandibular gland was not disturbed in...
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