PEDUNCULATED SUPRACLAVICULAR FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF POST-LARYNGECTOMY PHARYNGOSTOMAS

The aim of the study was to analyze the effectiveness of the repair of post-laryngectomy pharyngostomas using supraclavicular flap. In a group of 4 patients treated in 2018-2021. in 2 (50.0%) patients, the healing process was successful. One patient had a minor fistula due to rupture of wound sutures, which closed spontaneously. Another patient had partial necrosis of the flap, leading to formation of small-sized fistula that required another surgery. This type of flap, which has a low risk of local complications at the donor site and satisfactory functional and aesthetic results in the defect area, can be an alternative to other flaps used in the reconstruction of postoperative defects in the pharynx after laryngectomy.