Table 2 Postoperative success and complications of SCPL with CHEP in post-radiotherapy recurrences.

(12)[11]

15 (3-30)

30 days in 6 patients

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Arytenoid edema (5)

Laryngeal stenosis (2)

Perichondritis (2)

Neck abscess (2)

Aspiration pneumonia (1)

Five patients with temporal swallowing difficulties,

PEG for 2-6 months

(45, CHEP 15)[14]

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12

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Failure of decannulation (6).

Perichondritis and permanent stenosis (2).

(23)[16]

24

21 (9-45)

26

Aspiration pneumonia (4).

Partial necrosis of pexy (1).

Cutaneous necrosis (1)

Four patients (17%) with significant swallowing problems, one patient with NTF for 96 days. One patient PEG. Two died due to aspiration pneumonia.

(9, CHEP

6)[18]

11

27

34

Partial RP (1)

CWI (2)

Fistula and CWI(1)

Seroma (1)

One patient was decannulated during hospital admission but a tracheotomy was repeated 3 months after surgery due to edema of laryngeal mucosa. The patient died 15 days later as a consequence of a massive cervical hemorrhage secondary to the erosion of the brachiocephalic artery

(21, CHEP 4)[19]

8.5

30

Abscess & P (1)

GI bleeding (1)

One patient died at 9 days due to GI bleeding and AMI

(8)Current series

16 (3-56)

16 (3-60)

10 (7-19)

Arytenoid edema (4),

Tracheostomy infection (2), RP (1)

1 patient required PEG for 2 years due to aspiration. Total laryngectomy due to RP