| Literature DB >> 27566213 |
Liang Chye Goh1, Kalimuthu Santhi2, Balachandran Arvin2, Mohamad Yunus Mohd Razif3.
Abstract
An acquired persistent tracheopharyngeal fistula secondary to an infected tracheopharyngeal voice prosthesis is a common cause of recurrent aspiration pneumonia in a postlaryngectomy patient. We report a case of a successfully treated tracheopharyngeal fistula whereby both the sternocleidomastoid muscles were used as muscular flaps to close the defect and its outcome. 2016 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27566213 PMCID: PMC5015150 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-216676
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X