[Deglutition and partial supracricoid laryngectomies]

The indications of partial supracricoid laryngectomy have become more numerous since the first descriptions made by Majer, Labayle and Piquet. The study of the published functional results emphasizes that false passages during deglutition are the main postoperative problem. This technical note is aimed at drawing attention to the various points to be respected intra- and postoperatively to allow swallowing in as physiological a manner as possible.