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Guidelines for Complications of Cancer Treatment Vol VIII Part B

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Previous tracheostomy – no conclusive evidence.Previous radiotherapy – no conclusive evidence.PreventionFollowing steps should be taken to prevent post-laryngectomytracheostomal stenosis.210Creation <strong>of</strong> wide stoma. This is done by suturing theentire cartilegenous part <strong>of</strong> the trachea to the skin <strong>of</strong> thelower flap and suturing the membranous portion to theupper skin flapAvoid de-vascularisation <strong>of</strong> trachea.Tension-free suturing <strong>of</strong> trachea to skin.Proper hemostasis and drainage <strong>of</strong> surgical wound toprevent hematoma <strong>for</strong>mation around tracheostoma.Prevent exposure <strong>of</strong> tracheal cartilage.Cutting <strong>of</strong> clavicular heads <strong>of</strong> SCM (recommended bysome).Excision <strong>of</strong> redundant skin.Adequate antibiotic cover.Diversion <strong>of</strong> pharyngo-cutaneous leak away fromtracheostoma.<strong>Treatment</strong> Asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic tracheostomalstenosis can be treated by use <strong>of</strong> Larytube or Larybutton. Mild stenosis can be treated by repeated serial dilatationusing increasing sizes <strong>of</strong> non cuffed tracheostomy tubes(Montgomery maneuver). Severe stenosis requires surgical correction by variousplastic surgery procedureso Multiple Radial incisions.o CO2 laser incisions

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