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GEORGES PORTMANN

Arch Otolaryngol. 1949;50(4):373-376.

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THE SECURITY today which is due to the new method of total laryngectomy permits considering enlargement of the surgical field toward the esophagus and the trachea as well as toward the pharynx and the base of the tongue. Particularly surgery at the base of the tongue has remained of extreme seriousness, and one hesitates even when such a procedure seems the logical therapeutic measure. Especially is this so when one contemplates an external approach.

With laryngectomy one has an extremely easy route to the hypopharynx and the laryngopharynx. When the larynx has been removed and the head is hyperextended, the oropharynx may be inspected, and the base of the tongue and the glossoepiglottic groove and tonsils are brought into view. The tongue may thus be easily approached.

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After the larynx has been removed, the body of the hyoid bone is removed. Then, with Museux forceps, the base of the . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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BORDEAUX, FRANCE

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