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LONG-TERM VOICE OUTCOMES AND QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER OPEN PARTIAL HORIZONTAL LARYNGECTOMY TYPE II VS TOTAL LARYNGECTOMY: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
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  • Lucia D'Alatri,
  • Ylenia Longobardi,
  • Claudio Parrilla,
  • Fabrizio Crudo,
  • Giuseppe Oliveto,
  • Giorgia Mari,
  • Maria Raffaella Marchese,
  • Giulio Cesare Passali,
  • Carolina Ausili Cefaro,
  • Gaetano Paludetti,
  • Jacopo Galli
Lucia D'Alatri
Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Facolta di Medicina e Chirurgia

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Ylenia Longobardi
Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Facolta di Medicina e Chirurgia
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Claudio Parrilla
Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Facolta di Medicina e Chirurgia
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Fabrizio Crudo
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia
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Giuseppe Oliveto
Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli
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Giorgia Mari
Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli
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Maria Raffaella Marchese
Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli
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Giulio Cesare Passali
Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli
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Carolina Ausili Cefaro
Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli
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Gaetano Paludetti
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
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Jacopo Galli
Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli
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Abstract

Objectives: We aim to analyze long-term voice outcomes and Quality of Life (QoL) in patients undergoing Open Partial Horizontal Laryngectomy Type II (OPHL Type II) and to compare them to those obtained by patients undergoing Total Laryngectomy (TL) with voice prosthesis (VP). Design: Cross-sectional cohort study Setting: patients undergoing surgery for advanced laryngeal cancer, assessed during the usual follow-up consultations at the Phoniatric Unit (February 2020-December 2020). Participants: Forty-five patients were enrolled and divided into two groups: OPHL Group and TL Group. Main outcomes measures: Maximum phonation time, INFV0 scale, I-SECEL, UWQoL-V4 and MDADI questionnaires were used to assess the long-term outcomes. Results: Voices of patients undergoing OPHL Type II were worse than those of laryngectomized patients with VP. Nevertheless, scores in voice and dysphagia-related QoL were comparable and scores in the Social domain of QoL were better in OPHL group. Conclusions. OPHL Type II allows an acceptable voice recovery and a satisfactory QoL.
31 Aug 2021Submitted to Clinical Otolaryngology
12 Sep 2021Submission Checks Completed
12 Sep 2021Assigned to Editor
28 Sep 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
01 Nov 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
07 Nov 2021Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
08 Nov 20211st Revision Received
10 Nov 2021Submission Checks Completed
10 Nov 2021Assigned to Editor
22 Nov 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
06 Feb 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
20 Feb 2022Editorial Decision: Accept
May 2022Published in Clinical Otolaryngology volume 47 issue 3 on pages 464-470. 10.1111/coa.13924