Open AccessPharyngoplasty effectively relieves dysphagia from radiation-induced upper gastrointestinal tract strictures: A report of two cases
Author(s) -
Mark Tettey,
Frank Edwin,
Ernest Aniteye,
Martin Tamatey,
G Offei-Larbi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
health sciences investigations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2720-7609
pISSN - 2704-4890
DOI - 10.46829/hsijournal.2020.6.1.1.64-67
Subject(s) - dysphagia , medicine , surgery , radiation therapy , pharynx , treatment modality , radiology
Pharyngoesophageal strictures following external beam radiation therapy for nasopharyngeal tumors are common. The management has mainly been repeated dilatation. We report two cases of pharyngeal strictures following radiation therapy. Management modalities were repeated dilatation followed by colopharyngoplasty for the first case, and sternocleidomastoid myocutaneous pharyngoplasty for the second case. Both had uneventful post-operative recovery and have no dysphagia to solids or liquids since surgery.