Patrucco MS y cols. Análisis de factores predicꢂvos en la aparición de ꢁstulas faringocutáneas. Rev Argent Cir 2021;113(4):408-418 417
muscles with the superior and middle pharyngeal feeding was started between 7 and 10 days, aꢂer
constrictor muscles or flaps when it was necessary confirming the absence of a PCF.
In agreement with Patel2 and Suzuki , the
30
to parꢁally or completely replace the pharynx, or the
pharynx and the floor of the mouth.
need for feeding NGT was longer in paꢁents with PCF,
2
4
25
In agreement with White and Galli , posiꢁve with a median ꢁme to iniꢁaꢁon of oral feeding of 50
surgical margins had a staꢁsꢁcally significant associaꢁon days compared with 10 days in paꢁents without fistula.
with PCF.
Finally, the authors consider that the 55
Extension of laryngectomy was significantly paꢁents included consꢁtute a small series to generate
associated with the development of PCF; however, a profile of paꢁents at high risk of developing PCF
2
6,37
other larger series only showed a trend
or even aꢂer TL and emphasize the importance of conducꢁng
failed to demonstrate that this variable was a risk mulꢁcenter studies with univariate and mulꢁvariate
factor. analyses of the factors related to the development of
Patel found that length of hospital stay was fistula.
longer in paꢁents with fistula (12.1 days vs. 8.9 days;
9
2
2
8
p < 0.001). Other authors also menꢁoned other
variables, as need for second surgeries, higher costs, Conclusion
and impact on quality of life of paꢁents.
The authors of the present series agree that
median length of hospital stay was longer in paꢁents hospital stay.
The development of PCF increased length of
with PCF.
Previous radiotherapy was the most significant
Bulğurcu29 found that early oral feeding (on factor associated with fistula development, which
postoperaꢁve day 3) did not affect the development took longer to close and required more complex
of PCF aꢂer TL. The use of NGT for 7 to 10 days is reconstrucꢁons.
associated with complicaꢁons as alar caꢁlage injury,
Perioperaꢁve serum albumin and hemoglobin
acute sinusiꢁs, pneumothorax, aspiraꢁon pneumonia, levels seem to be useful predictors of the development
gastroesophageal reflux, persistent dysphagia and of PCF aꢂer TL.
addiꢁonal local trauma on the pharyngeal suture line
Paꢁents with a higher risk of PCF require a
which may result in the formaꢁon of a fistula. In our good operaꢁve technique and strict postoperaꢁve
series, like in that presented by González Aguilar, oral care.
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