[Wiresutures for improvement of swallowing after Alonso-operation (author's transl)]

After the horizontal hemilaryngectomy by Alonso there very often are deglutitions, where it is very strenous for the patient, to put the base of the tongue over the entrance of the larynx. Especially, since through the defect of the operation the base of the tongue and the rest of the larynx disperse in consequence of the weight of the lungs. Wiresutures between the remaining parts of the hyoid and between hyoid and cartilage thyroid, could hinder this dispersion. In that way the preoperative topic of these parts could quarantee and enable frequently undisturbed swallowing after a few days.