Study of the Risk of Pharyngocutaneous Fistula (PCF) in a Population of Patients Undergoing Total Laryngectomy and Creation of a Score for Pre-operative Risk Stratification (Fistula-score)
Multicenter retrospective study of a cohort of patients affected by laryngeal carcinoma and subjected to total laryngectomy surgery at the centers participating in the reference period and responding to inclusion criteria.
⁃ Patients undergoing LT surgery with direct closure of the pharynx in case of:
• naïve laryngeal neoplasm (cT1-T3 and cT4a without extension to the esophagus or hypopharynx or oropharynx);
• recurrence of laryngeal neoplasm in a patient who has undergone previous surgical treatment (CO2 laser limited within the larynx or OPHL);
• recurrence of laryngeal neoplasm after RT or Ch-RT treatment;
• lack of functionality of the larynx induced by (Ch-)RT treatment;
• Availability of data according to the assessments that will have to be made, including a FU period of 2 months.