PMID- 27016920
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20170309
LR  - 20181202
IS  - 1434-4726 (Electronic)
IS  - 0937-4477 (Linking)
VI  - 273
IP  - 11
DP  - 2016 Nov
TI  - Hyperbaric oxygen therapy as an alternative to surgery for non-healing 
      pharyngocutaneous fistula.
PG  - 3857-3861
AB  - The aim of the study is to examine the utilization of hyperbaric oxygen treatment 
      (HBOT) as an alternative to surgical treatment for non-healing postoperative 
      phayngocutaneous fistula (POPCF). A retrospective study was conducted between 
      2012 and 2014 of referred patients who had failed conservative treatment for 
      POPCF at other medical centers. Reevaluation at our department was followed by 
      therapeutic management including daily HBOT. Eight male patients with a mean age 
      of 62.3 years were included. The average period of conservative treatment was 
      1 month before admittance to our department. All patients were managed with HBOT 
      and local debridement. Closure of the POPCF was proved by a barium swallow test 
      in seven patients (87.5 %). HBOT is recommended for patients who have failed 
      conservative treatment for POPCF post-laryngectomy, due to a high rate of 
      successful (87.5 %) closure and should be considered as an alternative to 
      surgical treatment.
FAU - Abu Eta, Rani
AU  - Abu Eta R
AD  - Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, 
      70300, Zerifin, Israel.
AD  - Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel.
FAU - Eviatar, Ephraim
AU  - Eviatar E
AD  - Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, 
      70300, Zerifin, Israel.
AD  - Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel.
FAU - Gavriel, Haim
AU  - Gavriel H
AD  - Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, 
      70300, Zerifin, Israel. haim.ga@012.net.il.
AD  - Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel. 
      haim.ga@012.net.il.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20160326
PL  - Germany
TA  - Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
JT  - European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European 
      Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the 
      German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
JID - 9002937
SB  - IM
MH  - Aged
MH  - Cutaneous Fistula/etiology/*therapy
MH  - Fistula/etiology/*therapy
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Hyperbaric Oxygenation
MH  - Laryngectomy/adverse effects
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Pharyngeal Diseases/etiology/*therapy
MH  - Postoperative Complications
MH  - Retrospective Studies
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Deglutition
OT  - Deglutition disorders
OT  - Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
OT  - Pharyngocutaneous fistula
OT  - Surgery
OT  - Treatment
EDAT- 2016/03/28 06:00
MHDA- 2017/03/10 06:00
CRDT- 2016/03/28 06:00
PHST- 2015/03/07 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2016/03/21 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2016/03/28 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/03/10 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2016/03/28 06:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1007/s00405-016-4002-9 [pii]
AID - 10.1007/s00405-016-4002-9 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 Nov;273(11):3857-3861. doi: 
      10.1007/s00405-016-4002-9. Epub 2016 Mar 26.