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Laryngotracheal ReconstructionSternohyoid Myocutaneous Rotary Door Flap
Isaac Eliachar, MD;
Jay K. Roberts, MD;
James D. Hayes, MD;
Howard L. Levin, MD;
Harvey M. Tucker, MD
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1987;113(10):1094-1097.
Abstract
• The vascularized sternohyoid myocutaneous rotary door flap has been used for laryngotracheal reconstruction in ten patients in the past two years. Nine were reconstructed for laryngotracheal stenosis and one for immediate reconstruction after conservation laryngeal surgery for carcinoma. Before reconstruction, the nine patients with stenosis had each undergone a mean of eight surgical attempts at correction. Eight patients were tracheostomy dependent, and only two patients had effective voices. To date, seven patients have been decannulated and all ten have effective voices. No significant complications have been noted. This flap can provide a readily applicable, dependable technique that is useful in management of difficult laryngotracheal stenosis and for reconstruction after conservation laryngeal surgery.
(Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1987;113:1094-1097)
Author Affiliations
From the Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Disorders, Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication July 2, 1987.
Presented at the Midwestern Regional Meeting of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cleveland, Jan 23, 1987.
Reprint requests to Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Disorders, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106 (Dr Eliachar).
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