Does unnecessary elective neck treatment affect the prognosis of N0 laryngeal cancer patients?Antonio Sarno
Institute of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Florence, IT 50134 Florence, Italy
Acta Otolaryngol 124:980-5. 2004
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Supracricoid partial laryngectomy as salvage surgery for radiation therapy failureAlberto Deganello
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Head Neck 30:1064-71. 2008
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- First bite syndrome as presenting symptom of parapharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma
A Deganello
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Clinic, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Florence, Italy
J Laryngol Otol 125:428-31. 2011
..First bite syndrome refers to the development of pain in the parotid region after the first bite of each meal...
- New surgical technique for endoscopic management of anterior glottic web
A Deganello
Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University of Florence, Italy
B-ENT 6:261-4. 2010
..We present an original, highly effective endoscopic technique that seems to have several advantages over traditional approaches...
Effectiveness and pitfalls of elective neck dissection in N0 laryngeal cancerA Deganello
Clinic of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Florence, Italy
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 31:216-21. 2011
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- Infrahyoid flap reconstruction of oral cavity and oropharyngeal defects in elderly patients with severe general comorbidities
Alberto Deganello
1st Clinic of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Head Neck 34:1299-305. 2012
..In current practice, surgeons frequently deal with elderly patients who have severe medical comorbidities...
- Necrotizing fasciitis of the neck associated with Lemierre syndrome
A Deganello
Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Department, University of Florence, Italy
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 29:160-3. 2009
..A lethal case of necrotizing fasciitis of the neck is herewith reported that developed following tooth extraction and was complicated by thrombosis of the internal jugular vein and superior vena cava in an elderly diabetic patient...
- Genetic alterations between primary head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and recurrence after radiotherapy: recurrence, genetically related cancer, or second primary?
Alberto Deganello
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Cancer 116:1291-7. 2010
..In the attempt to characterize the genetic bases of recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) after radiotherapy (RT), the authors compared the molecular profiles of primary tumors and recurrences...
- Surgical management of surgery and radiation induced peristomal neck ulcerations
A Deganello
University of Florence, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Firenze, Italy
B-ENT 4:169-74. 2008
..Constant erosion of the surrounding tissue by the expansion of the necrotic front can threaten important structures. Very few reports in the literature deal with the surgical management of these injuries...
- Tracheotomy-related posterior tracheal wall rupture, trans-tracheal repair
A Deganello
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Firenze, Italy
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 27:258-62. 2007
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- Infrahyoid fascio-myocutaneous flap as an alternative to free radial forearm flap in head and neck reconstruction
Alberto Deganello
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, National Cancer Institute, Regina Elena, Rome, Italy
Head Neck 29:285-91. 2007
..This flap has proven to be helpful in the reconstruction of a wide range of moderate-sized head and neck defects...
- Prognostic role of pneumonia in supracricoid and supraglottic laryngectomies
O Gallo
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
Oral Oncol 45:30-8. 2009
..049 and p=0.001, respectively). The occurrence of early-onset pneumonia in laryngeal cancer patients selected for conservative laryngectomies is predictable and associated with poor clinical outcome...
- Evolution of elective neck dissection in N0 laryngeal cancer
O Gallo
Department of Oto-Neuro-Ophthalmological Sciences of the University of Florence, ENT Clinic, Florence, Italy
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 26:335-44. 2006
..233), in terms of impact on survival (p = 0.122) and in terms of accuracy as staging procedure (p = 0.794)...
- External monitor for buried free flaps in head and neck reconstructions
R Pellini
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, National Cancer Institute Regina Elena, Rome, Italy
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 26:1-6. 2006
..An original technique is presented for harvesting forearm free flaps with a secondary monitor skin paddle to externally check the status of the paddle and, when modified, can also be used for fibula and rectus abdominis flap...
