[Functionally sparing operation in locally advanced laryngeal cancer]

The proposed reconstructive operation in patients with locally advanced laryngeal cancer. The operation implies removal of the tumor-affected half of the larynx with reconstruction of the lost structures. The resected upper corniculum of the thyroid cartilage is preserved and sutured to the stump of the cricoid cartilage seal. The lateral laryngeal wall is created from cervical skin. The proposed technique was used in surgery of 30 patients. They recovered swallowing, respiratory and speech functions.