Throat Cancer Surgery

Surgical treatment for throat oncology used in the absence of the effectiveness of conservative therapy. Small neoplasms suggest excision of part of the larynx. The patient manages to maintain respiratory, voice functionality. At the terminal stages of the disease, specialists forced to conduct radical surgical excision of the organ. Specialized training helps to develop a loud voice after the intervention.

Restoring the ability to regular communication takes no more than three months. After surgery, the patient needs to visit a doctor every month for five years. This will allow timely detection of the recurrence of pathology, metastatic lesions, and possible complications.

Before surgical treatment, in the postoperative period, the patient needs a full, fortified, high-calorie diet. Experts prohibit the consumption of spicy, salty, sour dishes, seasonings. They provoke the development of dryness in the throat. Swelling formed. It is necessary to give up smoking, drinking alcoholic beverages, avoid hypothermia, prolonged exposure to the sun.

Surgical methods for throat cancer

In modern medicine, complex therapy of throat oncology carried out. Surgical intervention is supplemented by chemotherapeutic treatment, radiation exposure to the tumor. Effective surgical procedures include:

• Microsurgical, endolarengial, laser method of laryngeal excision. The advantage of the system is minimal invasiveness. Doctors use innovative lasers with optical magnification. After the operation, the functionality of the larynx fully preserved. There is a lack of cosmetic, aesthetic defects. The microsurgical technique does not require a long rehabilitation period.
• An open method of surgical treatment. In medicine, the procedure is called a laryngectomy. During the operation, the doctor altogether partially excises the larynx. The best way for treating a typical cancer process. To restore the functions of the vocal cords allows the vocal prosthesis. Its installation is carried out immediately after a laryngectomy.

Surgical treatment of throat cancer at Tel Aviv Medical Clinic 

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